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Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2025: Mocha Mousse.
The color, formally known as Pantone 17-1230, is described as "a warming rich brown hue" that "nurtures with its suggestion of the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort."
In selecting this year's color, the company noted "a growing movement to align ourselves more closely with the natural world." The color, "characterized by its organic nature...honors and embraces the sustenance of our physical environment," Pantone said in a news release.
“Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence,” says Pantone Color Institute Executive Director Leatrice Eiseman. “Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe. Infused with subtle elegance and earthy refinement, Mocha Mousse presents a discrete and tasteful touch of glamour. A flavorful brown shade, Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth.”
As part of the release, Pantone created several color palettes in which Moucha Mousse is used, including one called Floral Pathways. Pantone also noted Mocha Mousse's applications in apparel and fashion, hair and beauty, home décor and interior design, and packaging and multimedia design.
Pantone is partnering with several companies on products featuring the color, including Motorola (cellphones), Joybird (home décor), Pura (fragrances), Wix Studio (web design assets), Libratone (headphones), Spoonflower (home décor), Ipsy (makeup and beauty products), Society6 (home décor) and Ultafabrics (clothing).
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Pantone Color of the Year, with the company featuring the color in events and experiences around the world. In the color's world unveiling, the London Eye was lit in Mocha Mousse on Dec. 5.
Here are some companion plants aligned with Mocha Mousse from various breeders:
Editor's note: We will update this list as we receive more submissions from breeders.
From Proven Winners
- Dolce ‘Toffee Tart’ Heuchera
- Sweet Caroline Red Hawk Ipomoea
- Decadence 'Dark Chocolate' Baptisia
- Fun and Games 'Hopscotch' Heucherella
- Graceful Grasses Toffee Twist Carex
- ‘Red Star’ Cordyline
- Prismacolor Toasted Toffee El Choco Red Philodendron
- Prismacolor Fall Leaves Philodendron
- Falling Arrows Cupid's Quiver Syngonium
- ‘Funshine’ Abelia
In the Floral Pathways color palette (featuring Cornflower Blue, Tendril, Viola, Rose Tan, Willow, Gardenia Cobblestone and Mocha Mousse):
Tendril:
- Kintzley's Ghost Lonicera
- Invincibelle Sublime Hydrangea
- Graceful Grasses Prince Tut Cyperus
- Igneous Timeless Tides Aglaonema
- Mythic Jungle Music Alocasia
- Living Lace Victoria Asplenium
- Color Full Orbifolia Calathea
- Sweet Dreams Burle-Marxii Amagris Ctenanthe
- Network News Lifestyle Fittonia
- Living Lace Cute as a Button Nephrolepis
Cornflower Blue:
- ‘Storm Cloud’ Amsonia
- ‘Pink-a-Blue’ Pulmonaria
- Color Spires ‘Azure Snow’ Salvia
- Let’s Dance Sky View Hydrangea
- Double Play Blue Kazoo Spiraea
- Blue Chiffon Hibiscus
- Blue My Mind and Blue My Mind XL Evolvulus
- Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia
- Rockin’ Blue Suede Shoes Salvia
- Decadence® Deluxe 'Blue Bubbly' Baptisia
Viola:
- ‘Serendipity’ Allium
- Intensia Blueberry Phlox
- Decadence 'Blueberry Sundae' Baptisia
- ‘Stand by Me Lavender’ Clematis
- Totally Stoked ‘Riptide’ Stokesia
- Pugster Amethyst Buddleia
- Pollypetite Hibiscus
- Let’s Dance Can Do! Hydrangea
- Scentara Double Blue Syringa
- Still Waters Clematis
- Superbells Miss Lilac Calibrachoa
- Superbells Blue Moon Punch Calibrachoa
- Augusta Lavender Heliotropium
- Beth’s Blue Isotoma
- Safari Dusk Jamesbrittenia
- Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo Petunia
- Stardiva Blue Scaevola
- Summer Wave Trailing Large Blue Torenia
- Superbena Violet Ice Verbena
- Meteor Shower Verbena
Rose Tan:
- Decadence Deluxe ‘Pink Truffles’ Baptisia
- Rock ‘N Grow ‘Coraljade’ Sedum
- Beyond Pink’d Caryopteris
- Sugar Tip Hibiscus
- Incrediball Blush Hydrangea
- Tiny Wine Physocarpus
- Spice Girl Viburnum
- Double Delight Blush Rose Begonia
- Angelface Wedgwood Pink Angelonia
- Superbells Honeyberry Calibrachoa
- Sunstar Pink Pentas
- Heart to Heart ‘Blushing Bride’ Caladium
- Be My Princess Calla
- Summerific ‘All Eyes on Me’ Hibiscus
Cobblestone:
- Prairie Winds ‘Niagara Falls’ Panicum
- Let’s Dance Can Do! Hydrangea (winter color)
- ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea (winter color)
- Incrediball Hydrangea (winter color)
Willow:
- Decadence ‘Cherries Jubilee’ Baptisia
- Big Leaf Muehlenbeckia
- ‘Variegata’ Pectranthus
- Network News Primetime Fittonia
- Prismacolor Orange You Gorgeous Philodendron
- Prismacolor Ruby Ripcurl Philodendron
- Prismacolor Zigzag Philodendron
- Heart to Heart ‘Xplosion’ Caladium
Gardenia:
- ‘Chantilly Lace’ Aruncus
- Totally Stoked ‘Whitecaps’ Stokesia
- Invincibelle Wee White Hydrangea
- Flavorette Pear’d Rosa
- Double Up White Begonia
- Double Delight Appleblossom Begonia
- Rockapulco White Impatiens
From Terra Nova Nurseries
"The connection between Mocha Mousse and Terra Nova’s paired plant selections is deeply rooted in Pantone’s concept of 'thoughtful indulgence,'" said Chuck Pavlich, director of new product development at Terra Nova Nurseries. "The 2025 color speaks to the desire for comfort, simple pleasures and meaningful connections — a theme also reflected in Terra Nova’s companion plants, which reveal striking impact on garden and landscape designs with brown and mocha colors."
