Pantone colour of the year 2025 - Mocha Mousse

Julia Bilotta - Creative Stylist|25 Feb 2025
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Connection, comfort and harmony

Every year, Pantone offers more than just shade suggestions with their colour of the year, they capture a collective mood for the year ahead. This time around, the mood they’re looking to create is one of calm, clarity and quiet optimism with “Cloud Dancer”, a soft and airy white that’s light yet warm, offering contemporary beauty and timeless appeal. 

In a world that’s asking us to move faster and do more, Cloud Dancer reflects a growing desire to slow things down, rooting itself in simplicity and balance. 

Everyday pleasure

Everyday pleasure

Inspired by the viral ‘little treat’ social media trend, Mocha Mousse was chosen due to its soft, warm, brown tones that offer a versatile foundation to build the rest of your home around.

Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director at the Pantone Color Institute, highlights that Mocha Mousse “underpins our desire for everyday pleasures” and explains that it “expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence.”

Lush and sophisticated, Mocha Mousse reinvents what has traditionally been viewed as ‘boring brown’ into an aspirational, luxe shade, with the rich, warm tones being a good match for both minimal and glam decor.

Versatile foundations

 Versatile foundations

Our top tips for styling Mocha Mousse decor? Contrast the shade with lighter neutral tones like white or cream, and use natural elements like wood or wicker to bring the outside in. If you’re going for a minimalist approach, keep your furniture simple and low-key with matching palettes across throws and scatter cushions. Go for glam with more opulent accents and touches across the space; shades like brass or gold are your friend here, as they’ll offer a little bit of sparkle while complementing the deep, rich Mocha Mousse tones.

Comfy furniture is key to fully embodying the symbolism of the tone. We’d recommend taking a seat on our Nuvole sofa in Mottled Fabric Latte, which combines soft curves, chunky rounded arms and seats that curve over the edge of the sofa.

If you love the look and feel of 100% leather, then our Muse sofa in Relaxed Matt Espresso is the perfect fit. In keeping with the coffee vibes of Mocha Mousse, this elegant range is accented with beautiful button-finished pintuck stitching and a delicate quilting design. If you need some extra seating, or if you just want to add an extra touch of beauty to your space, why not introduce a little colour contrast to the deep Mocha Mousse tones with our Westwood chair in Caramel Bouclé fabric?

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