2017 Color of the Year

Pantone's color of the year is Greenery - a refreshing and revitalizing shade of yellow green.

Greenery reminds me of Granny Smith apples, a beautiful Peridot gemstone or spring foliage. It pairs well with neutrals, brights, pastels and metallics. Greenery can be considered "nature's neutral."

​According to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, Greenery bursts forth in 2017 to provide us with the reassurance we yearn for amid a tumultuous social and political environment. Satisfying our growing need to rejuvenate and revitalize, Greenery symbolizes the reconnection we seek with nature, one another and a larger purpose.

Peridot is the ideal Greenery gemstone in both color and meaning. It is believed to calm anger and alleviate emotional burden. Peridot is also thought to increase the wearer's health, wealth, happiness and love.

​In addition to Peridot gems, you'll be seeing lots of crystal, glass and cubic zirconia beads in this fresh, life-affirming green. ​I'm looking forward to pairing this lively color with copper, lapis, howlite and turquoise.

Regardless of your budget, you'll be able to find just the right piece of jewelry in the 2017 Color of the Year - Greenery.

The Pantone Color Institute, most commonly referred to as simplty Pantone, is the global color authority and provider of profesional color standards for the design industries. These standards allow the exact same color to be used across a variety of products as diverse as home furnishings, paint, cosmetics, clothing, jewelry and linens. Pantone also studies how colors influence people and helps designers utilize colors more effectively.