Date posted on DIARY directory: Thursday 11th September 2025
Trend forecasting and colour consultancy Pantone Colour Institute has released its colour trend report for New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026.
According to Pantone Colour Institute experts, designers at NYFW Spring/Summer 2026 step into personal expression, a dramatic bulwark against AI and creeping homogenisation. Finding freedom to redefine colour usage, this season's palette contrasts warm, familiar shades with more vibrant, stimulating colours and foundational tones.
The balance of colours that boldly celebrate the joyfulness of dressing with trans-seasonal neutrals and calming minimalist tones creates new looks free from constraint.
From the quietly glamorous saturation of Alexandrite teal to the dramatic intensity of Lava Falls red, from the ethereal White Onyx to the balancing power of Sage Green, this combination of maximalist and minimalist colours signals fresh silhouettes, unconventional pairings and novel self-expression that showcases humanity in all its guises.
Top 10 standout colours - a blend of divergent colours designed to surprise.
- PANTONE® 13-0640 TCX Acacia
- PANTONE® 17-4041 TCX Marina
- PANTONE® 15-1242 TCX Muskmelon
- PANTONE® 18-4835 TCX Alexandrite
- PANTONE® 18-1552 TCX Lava Falls
- PANTONE® 17-1718 TCX Dusty Rose
- PANTONE® 16-1620 TCX Tea Rose
- PANTONE® 19-2410 TCX Amaranth
- PANTONE® 17-1544 TCX Burnt Sienna
- PANTONE® 15-1905 TCX Burnished Lilac
The seasonless shades - a range of trans-seasonal neutrals underpin the foundation.
- PANTONE® 19-0915 TCX Coffee Bean
- PANTONE® 12-4300 TCX White Onyx
- PANTONE® 19-3838 TCX Rhodonite
- PANTONE® 12-0605 TCX Angora
- PANTONE® 19-5917 TCX Sycamore
- PANTONE® 15-0318 TCX Sage Green
For more information, visit pantone.com.