Pantone Fashion Color Report, Fall 2018

July 2018

Pantone Fashion Color Report, Fall 2018

July 2018

Each season the team at the Pantone Color Institute creates the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report; a color overview highlighting the top colors fashion designers showing at NY Fashion Week will be featuring in their collections for the upcoming season. With color on the catwalk a key indicator of the color stories we can expect to see showing up across all areas of design, the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report is your easily accessible guide to the season’s most important color trends.

About the Fall/Winter 2018 Top 10 Color Palette

Autumnal hues that evoke the feeling of leaves on the forest floor, rich plumage and twilight reveal a modern fall palette of deep and rich tones with outbursts of colorful surprise.

PANTONE 19-1536 - Red Pear


Bracelet by Zeades

Deliciously deep red, whose luscious depth entices.

PANTONE 18-1549 - Valiant Poppy


Watch by Fendi

Brave and outgoing red shade effusive in its allure.

PANTONE 18-4048 - Nebulas Blue


Earrings by Bucherer

Reminiscent of twilight, a thoughtful, starry-eyed blue.

PANTONE 15-0850 - Ceylon Yellow


Earrings by Kattri

Savory and spicy yellow adds an exotic touch.

PANTONE 18-0625 - Martini Olive


Earrings by Judith Ripka

Smooth, sophisticated and urbane green adds depth to the Fall/Winter 2018 palette.

PANTONE 16-1255 - Russet Orange


Bracelet by Gurhan

This forest floor orange speaks to earthen warmth.

PANTONE 18-3838 - Ultra Violet


Bracelet by Damiani

Inventive and imaginative Ultra Violet lights the way for what is yet to come.

PANTONE 15-3520 - Crocus Petal


Earrings by Mattioli

A cultivated and refined hue adds a light and airy spring-like feeling demand.

PANTONE 12-0740 - Limelight


Earrings by Meredith Marks

Animated and effervescent, a pungent yellow-green becomes the center of attention.

PANTONE 18-5025 - Quetzal Green


Earrings by Alishan

A deep elegant blue-green hue suggestive of rich plumage.

About the Fall/Winter 2018 Classic Color Palette

While there is no ‘typical’ anymore, there remains a need for structure and foundation in everyday fashion. Our five core colors, easily worn across the seasons, are more crucial than ever. As ‘trends’ stay relevant longer, and consumers look to add variety through new textures, fabrics and beautiful combinations, these five core shades serve as the critical building blocks for your wardrobe.

1. PANTONE 19-4031 - Sargasso Sea

2. PANTONE 11-4801 - Tofu

3. PANTONE 14-1116 - Almond Buff

4. PANTONE 14-4107 - Quiet Gray

5. PANTONE 16-1438 - Meerkat

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