Pantone Color of the Year – Mocha Mousse

Just prior to the new year, Pantone (the king of colors) picked their color of the year: Mocha Mousse!

It is a casually warm brown, slightly dusty, a coffee with a touch of creamer and hint of chocolate.

Yep, it is brown.

More than likely you’ll find strains of Mocha Mousse in fashion, accessories and home goods. Humans may be faint or quite liberal with Mocha Mousse as it is a rather neutral color.

And yes, you can join in the brown tone trend! Vintage neckties are known for carrying various tones of brown throughout them. They may not be exactly Mocha Mouse, but the browns they carry will easily coordinate with this warm mid range brown tone.

You can find the available brown neckties to coordinate below! (If you don’t find one you love, we have a stash of neckties, just request a brown tone!)

Not sure brown and Mocha Mousse is the perfect color palette for you? (Here’s looking at you chocolate labs & liver pointers!) Then why not pick a coordinating color recommended by Pantone?

A neutral palette in brown tones (Mocha Mousse is 5th from the left).

Add some pops of jewel tone colors (Mocha Mousse is second to the end).

Perhaps dusty tones, olive & greens would be an earthy pizzaz. (Mocha Mousse is 5th from left.)

Prefer deeper tones? Try this palette! (Mocha Mousse is first in the row.)

Or would you rather embrace BOLD? (Mocha Mousse is 3rd from the end)

What wonderful palettes of ideas to pair with Mocha Mousse! (The images are from Pantone https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025 – I borrowed them for this blog! The palettes can also be found there!)

If you were to pick a color would you choose Mocha Mousse or something different?