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SPICED
HONEY
COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2019
THE EVOLUTION
OF COLOUR
TRENDS
Each year, AkzoNobel gathers
international design experts for three
days of intensive analysis of global
trends. This group – senior designers,
trend analysts, architects, editors and
creative directors – share knowledge
from across the world and the cultural
landscape to identify the design
trend that best captures the times.
Spiced Honey captures the
optimism and confidence of
a deep ochre: a colour that is
stimulating and known to lift
mood. It is balanced by the
warmth and earthiness of
mid-brown and burgundy:
soft but serious colours that
can feel quietly supportive.
It is a tone that our trend
analysis identified as a
contemporary yet timeless
classic, and one that is
currently being seen in new
architecture and interior
design all around the world.
LAST Y
EAR
2018 was tumultuous: people felt
overwhelmed by the deluge of news
and demands upon their time. They
saw divisions across society and
lost faith in their usual sources of
reassurance. In this unpredictable
time, many chose to turn away,
looking for sanctuary in the spaces
where they live, work and play.
THE WORLD
TODAY
Our trend analysis has identified a
shift in attitudes. Our experts noted
that people were becoming more
aware of the world around them: the
impact of their built environment and
their role within a community. Around
the globe there is a fizz of growing
energy. If the unpredictability of last
year forced people to retreat and
regroup in familiar spaces,
this is their awakening.
PALETTES
WHAT DOES
THIS MEAN FOR
COLOUR?
This year, people want to feel quiet
optimism to contrast with the tumult
of the previous 12 months. In public
and private spaces, they are looking
for their world to feel energising and
warm, natural and true. This leads
us to the classic, comfor
ting
tones of Spiced Honey…
Images above: our experts consider the trends that will influence colour in 2019
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No colour lives in isolation.
To support our colour of the
year, we have created four
interior palettes and four
exterior palettes that help to
emphasise the energy and
warmth of Spiced Honey.
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INTERIOR PALETTES
Guararema house. Project: vão arquitetura (anna juni, enk te winkel e gustavo delonero)
THINK
WONDER
SPACES FOR CALM
SPACES FOR SUCCEEDING
LOVE
ACT
SPACES FOR SHARING
SPACES FOR ACTION
The Think colour scheme creates spaces that encourage
careful consideration for those within them. The warm
neutrals and honey tones are positive but calm, soft but
serious. This is a palette for any space where people may
need to relax and take the time to contemplate.
This palette helps to create spaces that are more
soothing. It works anywhere that you need to encourage
imagination and focus, working on the relaxing properties
of pale blues. Consider it for workspaces
and anywhere
that demands creative thinking and productivity.
Use the Love palette to create spaces that subliminally
bring people together. The deep reds are stimulating and
lively, and overall the rich hues give a sense of warmth
without feeling heavy or overbearing. Consider it for
anywhere that people live or come together to socialise.
This palette can help to create spaces that encourage
dynamism. The colours pop and are loaded with energy,
to encourage movement around the built environment. It
is for spaces that need to energise their occupants and
encourage them to have a positive, “why not?” attitude.
CONSIDER FOR:
CONSIDER FOR:
CONSIDER FOR:
CONSIDER FOR:
Hotels & Leisure, Residential
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Offices, Healthcare
Hotels & Leisure, Residential
Education, Offices
MN.00.86
90GG 83/011
EN.02.81
90YR 73/029
FN.01.79
30YY 68/024
G5.07.77
70YY 65 /090
FN.01.84
30YY 78/018
E7.03.76
10YY 64/048
JN.00.88
30GY 88/014
F6.04.63
40YY 41/054
F1.11.77
20YY 63/149
D8.06.74
80YR 59/089
B6.05.73
10YR 57/080
LN.02.71
10GG 53/030
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
H8.12.61
10GY 39/136
G2.41.72
60YY 55/504
Q9.12.76
50BG 62/133
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
E4.14.68
00YY 48/171
X5.04.69
70BR 50/062
T4.04.66
30BB 45/049
D0.34.47
50YR 23/365
L8.04.50
10GG 26/046
C5.57.42
29YR 19/621
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
D6.25.43
70YR 20/239
F0.06.64
20YY 43/083
B5.05.52
10YR 28/072
ON.00.59
00NN 37/000
C6.53.33
30YR 13/471
Q9.23.29
50BG 11/123
A5.11.61
70RR 40/168
M3.47.29
30GG 11/281
A3.20.13
78RR 06/137
T3.04.12
30BB 05/022
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
C7.03.33
50YR 13/032
B9.30.21
11YR 07/229
G5.17.19
70YY 06/088
E0.62.53
80YR 28/650
U1.43.21
62BB 08/369
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EXTERIOR PALETTES
The gentle honey tones of this palette help buildings to
offer calmness to their surroundings. The earthy nature of
these shades is balanced with ochre and blue, for
buildings that need to exude a quiet warmth and civility.
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ACT
SPACES FOR SHARING
SPACES FOR ACTION
Jardim Europa building. Project: vão arquitetura (anna juni, enk te winkel e gustavo delonero)
SPACES FOR SUCCEEDING
Next Architetcs
SPACES FOR CALM
LOVE
The simplified exterior palette helps public buildings to
convey a quiet authority in their environment. The soft
tones have a reflective lightness that sits gently in their
surroundings, without ever hiding away.
The stimulating tones of the exterior Love palette are
designed to be noticed by those that pass by and to
beckon them in: to be stimulating but also welcoming,
and to sit confidently in an urban environment.
MVRDV WEGO @Zhang Chao
WONDER
MVRDV The Couch (c) Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee
THINK
The bold, vibrant colours in this simplified exterior palette
make a dynamic impact in their surrounding environment.
This palette is for spaces that demand to be seen and
demand engagement from those that pass them.
F1.11.77
20YY 63/149
EN.02.81
90YR 73/029
FN.01.79
30YY 68/
024
T4.04.66
30BB 45/049
FN.01.84
30YY 78/018
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
JN.00.88
30GY 88/014
G2.41.72
60YY 55/504
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
F0.06.64
20YY 43/083
G5.07.77
70YY 65 /090
ON.00.59
00NN 37/000
H8.12.61
10GY 39/136
G5.17.19
70YY 06/088
C5.57.42
29YR 19/621
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
D6.25.43
70YR 20/239
T3.04.12
30BB 05/022
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
C7.03.33
50YR 13/032
L8.04.50
10GG 26/046
C6.53.33
30YR 13/471
F6.04.63
40YY 41/054
U1.43.21
62BB 08/369
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One Space Design Studio
palettes can be adapted across
many sectors, creating environments
suited to everything from quiet
contemplation to dynamic productivity.
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HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
Chengdu ZhiMiao Decoration and Project Design Co., Ltd.
USING
SPICED HONEY
AND ITS
PALETTES,
BY
SECTOR
Spiced Honey and its supporting
MVRDV Maxima Medial Center Veldhoven (c) Rob’t Hart
RESIDENTIAL
OFFICES
HOTELS
& LEISURE
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THINK
SPACES FOR CALM
Appli
ed to residential spaces,
this palette of muted, warm
neutrals quietly nourishes the
mind and allows thoughts to
breathe. The calm honey tones
have a simple elegance that
suggests the warm leather and
polished wood of a wellstocked library.
RESIDENTIAL
As people across the world become more aware of their role in society,
they seek inspiration in the everyday. The right palettes can encourage
community spirit and still offer sanctuary and a sense of wellbeing.
F0.06.64
11 20YY 43/083
EN.02.81
90YR 73/029
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
THE RESULT: a feeling that
home is where you go for your
mind to grow. A sense of
safety, comfort and wellbeing
for all who live there.
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LOVE
SPACES FOR SHARING
The Love palette has full, rich
tones for homes that are
waiting to be filled with
stories. We use darker colours
that suggest warmth and
permanence and draw
influence from nature in the
form of earthenware solidity,
but also with the promise
and playfulness of dark-fruit
shad
es.
THE RESULT: a sense of
belonging – colours that bring
people in, whether in their
homes or communal areas –
a feeling of hygge and
togetherness.
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L8.04.50
10GG 26/046
D0.34.47
50YR 23/365
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
FN.01.84
30YY 78/018
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Mecanoo
WONDER
SPACES FOR
SUCCEEDING
Mecanoo
HEALTHCARE
Colour plays a vital role in healthcare, from soothing the environment
for patients to encouraging clarity of thought for medical staff and
helping to guide visitors and patients safely around hospital wards.
ON.00.59
15 00NN 37/000
C7.03.33
50YR 13/032
FN.01.79
30YY 68/024
In a healthcare environment,
this palette of soft pastels
supports a feeling of
considered focus, working on
the relaxing properties of pale
blues, which soothe the mind
and encourage deeper
thinking. These shades are
modern and clean and hint
at natural fibres like linen
and cotton.
THE RESULT: a sense that
things will be taken care of for
patients and for carers. A
feeling that everyth
ing has
been carefully considered
well in advance.
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“In a healthcare environment, this palette of
soft pastels supports a feeling of considered
focus for both patients and their carers”
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G5.07.77
70YY 65/090
C7.03.33
50YR 13/032
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
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ACT
SPACES FOR ACTION
These colours pop and are
loaded with energy, to
encourage movement around
the built environment. The
primary shades offer a
dynamism that is young,
playful and spontaneous.
It is a palette that revitalises,
encouraging a thirst for
knowledge and a need to
challenge established thinking.
Next Architects
As technology advances, learning has become a lifelong process. Through
the age groups, from nursery kids to mature students, the right colour in a
learning environment has been shown to improve educational outcomes.
F6.04.63
19 40YY 41/054
C5.57.42
29YR 19/621
JN.00.88
30GY 88/014
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
Studio/Leonardo Finotti
EDUCATION
The result: a spac
e that
excites and empowers and
encourages us to ask, first
and foremost, not ‘why?’,
but ‘why not?’
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“These colours pop and are loaded with
energy. The primary shades are young,
dynamic, playful and spontaneous.”
JN.00.88
2130GY 88/014
G2.41.72
60YY 55/504
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
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MVRDV: Kantoor_MVRDV_©Ossip van Duivenbode
ACT
Next Architects
OFFICES
The right colour combinations consider the many different tasks that
are tackled in a working environment. This allows us to create spaces
that encourage collaboration, raise productivity and inspire creativity.
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E0.62.53
80YR 28/650
JN.00.88
30GY 88/014
G2.41.72
60YY 55/504
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
C5.57.42
29YR 19/621
Bndes extension. Project: vão arquitetura (anna juni, enk te winkel e gustavo delonero) + andré nunes + pedro freire
SPACES FOR ACTION
This palette helps to create
spaces that encourage
dynamism and collaboration.
There is a boldness to the
urgent reds
and regal blues
and these bright shades
stimulate an energetic attitude
and a determination to take
the initiative.
The result: a space that is
an inspiration and a
springboard for collaboration
and quick responses.
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Next Architects
WONDER
SPACES FOR
SUCCEEDING
This palette works anywhere
that you need to encourage
imagination and focus.
Consider it for workspaces
that demand creative thinking.
It brings an urban,
Scandinavian aesthetic,
with soft blues and greys.
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MM18 ARQUITETURA
Next Architects
The result: an overall sense
of care. This palette creates
spaces to focus – workplaces
for deeper thought and
distraction-free productivity.
FN.01.79
30YY 68/024
C7.03.33
50YR 13/032
T4.04.66
30BB 45/049
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MM18 ARQUITETURA
LOVE
SPACES FOR SHARING
Next Architects
HOTELS
& LEISURE
Around the globe there is a fizz of hope and creative energy. The
right combinations of colour can capture that energy to encourage
conviviality (and secondary spend) wherever people come
together.
G5.17.19
27 70YY 06/088
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
E7.03.76
10YY 64/048
This palette helps to create
spaces that subliminally bring
people together. The earthy
reds are stimulating and lively,
and overall the rich hues
encourage a sense of
community without being
overbearing. Consider it for
anywhere that people live
or socialise.
The result: a sense of warm
welcome for global citizens,
to bring people together in
communal areas.
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THINK
SPACES FOR CALM
The result: a sense of careful
consideration and of peace
and hospitality. Spaces to be
cherished and valued by
their occupants.
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MM18 ARQUITETURA
This palette helps to create
spaces that encourage careful
consideration. The warm
neutrals and honey tones are
positive but calm, soft but
serious. These shades are
gently supportive. Consider
this palette for anywhere that
people may need to relax
and contemplate.
F0.06.64
20YY 43/083
COLOUR OF THE YEAR
E4.22.49
00YY 26/220
MN.00.86
90GG 83/011
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