Classic Blue: The 2020 PANTONE Highly-Anticipated Color of the Year!

Wedding planners love the announcement of the Pantone Color of the Year! It sets a bit of a tone for wedding colors in the upcoming years. Last year, the Pantone Color of the Year was “Living Coral” and we did see some coral make its way into wedding color palettes!

Classic Blue is elegant in its simplicity bringing you a sense of peace and tranquility, yet visually, it’s so powerful! Pantone’s 19-4052 is the truest of blues. It’s not too dark, not too pale, not too navy, not too royal, and not too bold.

This truly versatile and calming, true-blue hue is perfect for any occasion, event, or season!  It’s an anchoring primary foundation color can be easily paired with a variety of accent colors. Imagine pinks and burgundy, corals, yellows, or even turquoise mingled with this gorgeous shade of blue. Even the neutral colors of ivory or white, metallic colors like gold, silver, and copper can be stunningly coordinated with this “classic” blue color. Here is one of our favorite color palettes for Classic Blue!

This is was experts are saying about Classic Blue:

“Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new ear. This is solid primary foundation color that can be easily paired with so many accent colors.” 

“Imprinted in our psyches as a restful color, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit, offering refuge. Aiding concentration and bringing laser like clarity, Classic Blue re-centers our thoughts. A reflective blue tone, Classic Blue fosters resilience.”

Visit pantone.com to see more ways you can use Classic Blue in your wedding colors!

Do you want to incorporate Classic Blue into your wedding color palette? With a whole host of accent colors it would be gorgeous with your décor, wedding attire, and flowers! Whatever your next special occasion, let Classic Blue be the timeless and enduring color surely to express your vision perfectly. Take a look at some weddings Hitch Studio has done that used classic blue.


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