Sherwin-Williams Reveals Its 2022 Color Of The Year, Brimming With Nature & Calm
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2021 is somehow already almost over, with the last quarter of the year rapidly approaching. It’s also the season where brands begin to reveal their annual selections of signature colors, such as PANTONE’s recent color report for New York Fashion Week and Dulux’s 2022 Color of the Year.
Sherwin-Williams is no exception, having chosen a beautifully toned ‘Evergreen Fog’ as its Color of the Year. This subtle gray-green is described by Sue Wadden, the company’s director of color, as symbolizing “growth, rebirth, and joy.”
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Green isn’t a shade unique to this brand; there has been somewhat of a resurgence of the hue this year. And this trend, it appears, will continue into the next.
Wadden tells Architectural Digest that the color is usually associated with “nature and revitalization, new beginnings and growth.” 2021 may have seen some rocky reopenings as we attempt to move forward with life despite the pandemic, but there’s a general sense of hope that 2022 will be much better when it comes.
“As we emerge into whatever this new space is, green is emblematic of that newness,” she says. It’s a fresh color with a positive message, and has the ability to bring the “renewal” mood into environments where people will spend most of their time in, be it workplaces, stores, or homes.
In places such as healthcare offices and clinics, which have become the setting for crucial points in time, this shade of green—and the emphasis of wellness and life that it brings with it—will bring benefit to owners and visitors alike.
“If you can find ways to bring those natural elements, like plants, green space, or the color green, I think the psychological association within those commercial environments is just much better,” Wadden explains.
Although signaling enthusiastically towards the future, there’s some nostalgia to be found in this shade. It’s related somewhat to “the ephemera from midcentury styling,” and it’s shown in the references to bold, inviting interiors harking back to the 1970s.
Sherwin-Williams has also picked a few complementary shades alongside the signature Evergreen Fog: a trio of warm neutrals to bring out the best of the green.
These are available in Neutral Ground, Dried Edamame, and Ethereal White.
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[via Architectural Digest, images via Sherwin-Williams]
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