Kitchen & Bath Design News Article

By Kim Berndtson 

Now that the floodgates to a world of color have been opened and people are more willing to move beyond white and gray kitchens and bathrooms, it seems that there are few, if any, hues that those who work with color don’t reference when asked about designing with color. Recently, blues and greens have been at the forefront, and these colors are still definitely on-trend. Both Valspar and Dutch Boy selected blue shades, Encore and Mapped Blue, respectively, as their Color of the Year for 2025.

But based on several other paint companies’ Colors of the Year, color is moving into other directions, too, including reds, purples and browns. For example, BEHR’s Rumors is a fresh take on the popular red of the 1990s. Glidden by PPG’s Purple Basil quiets timid voices that encourage their possessors to ‘play it safe’ while Benjamin Moore’s adaptable but distinctive Cinnamon Slate offers a delicate mix of heathered plum and velvety brown. Krylon selected Hammered Black as its Color of the Year, while Pantone and Dunn-Edwards ushered in a wave of warmth with their Mocha Mousse and Caramelized, respectively. Sherwin-Williams’ 2025 Color Capsule of the Year captures a variety of hues, including Chartreuse, an historic yellow/green, and Mauve Finery, a subdued, sophisticated true mauve. Given this range of diversity, there’s almost no color family that isn’t currently receiving some level of love.