A color of the year is a shade selected by a leading color authority or paint brand—such as Pantone, Benjamin Moore, or Sherwin-Williams—as the key trend-setting color for the year ahead.
These selections are based on global design trends, cultural movements, consumer behavior, and emerging influences across fashion, interiors, and creative industries.
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When you’re mixing paint colors, red and green make brown. However, mixing red and green light (e.g., on a computer monitor) produces yellow.
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When you’re mixing paint colors, red and blue make purple . Mixing pure red and blue light (e.g., on a computer monitor) produces magenta.
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When you’re mixing paint colors, red and yellow make orange. Mixing pure red light with yellow light (e.g., on a computer monitor) also produces orange—since yellow light is already a mix of red and green, you’re effectively combining red + red + green.
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When you’re mixing paint, red and purple make a redder hue of purple, often called red-purple or red-violet. Mixing pure red light with purple light (e.g., on a computer monitor) produces a magenta or reddish-purple color—since purple light is already a mix of red and blue, you’re effectively combining red + red + blue.
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One of the main origins of the figure of Santa Claus is folklore relating to the 4th-century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas, who was depicted in red bishop’s robes with white bands in some traditions.
Santa was shown in various colors throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries until Coca-Cola’s 1930s holiday advertising popularized images of Santa in a bright red suit with white trim.
If you’re designing a seasonal flyer, use QuillBot’s free AI flyer generator to help visualize your ideas in Christmas colors.
If you need to create a palette for 12 colors of Christmas, start with a red, green, and white that work well together. Other popular Christmas colors you can choose from to make up the remaining hues of your palette include silver, gold, purple, and dark blue
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Classic Christmas colors for lights comprise a palette of red, green, blue, and yellow, often with the addition of purple or orange—bright, cheerful hues that instantly create a glowing festive atmosphere.
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