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This year, Pantone took the unusual step of naming two colours as their shades of the year: Illuminating, a zingy yellow, and Ultimate Yellow, a pale grey.
The selection of two independent colours highlight how different elements come together to express a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting, conveying the idea that it’s not about one colour or one person, it’s about more than one,’ says Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Colour Institute.
Inspire Design Interiors Ltd have been excited to use these colours this year for some of our interiors and our clients are delighted with the finished project.
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