You probably know your zodiac sign , but do you know the official color of the year you were born?! Odds are you don’t. These days, it seems like every company even remotely adjacent to the color or interior design spaces releases its own “Color of the Year.” But for the past few decades, there’s only been one forecast that has ruled the lives (and wallets) of everyday Americans: the Pantone Color of the Year.

Pantone was founded in the early 1960s by New Jersey-born Lawrence Herbert, and its color choices dominate the color conversation year after year. Thanks to the Pantone Color Institute , which was founded in 1986, Pantone’s business has transformed beyond ink sales to include a color and trend authority with no real rival. They have been happily handing out a color trend report

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