"Browns are cool here, reds, yellows, green, khaki. Pink. Purple. Blue. White. Teal. Seriously, all colors belong in this group."

Palettes from the COLOURlovers' group Earthy Luvers.

Since Pantone recently selected their color of the year, Mimosa, and their spring fashion color predictions have been out for a while, i thought it was time to have a look at what their predictions looked like and check in with the current trends here at COLOURlovers.

While it's hard to say exactly what will be the most popular colors and palettes here on COLOURlovers come spring, since things change so fluidly and change is influenced on a daily basis, it is safe to say that together as a community we have a huge impact on which colors and palettes will appear in art and on the web in the future. As each of us shares our love for color we inspire each other and those who are looking to create new meaning in their work and lives through the use of color. So keep sharing the color love and continue to look forward to whatever comes next.

Mimosa

Pantone recently selected the color for 2009 to be 'Mimosa' :

Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.

Here’s a roundup of the most colorful art, products, websites and such that I’ve come across in the last week.

Art

Christmas by Colour

christmasbycolour.co.uk; buy

A not-for-profit exploration into the colours that shape our Christmas. Frustrated at the plethora of Christmas reds, whites and greens those pesky designers at Raw Design Studio are exploring what colours people really associate with their Christmas.

Kashiwa Sato is a Japanese art director that is anything but afraid of color. Of all his creative work, which has been for companies such as UNIQLO, docomo, and the list goes on and on, his site might be the most colorful of all. At its core, the site is minimal, but in a way that might make your head explode after an extended period of surfing. The site, created by Yugo Nakamura, includes an unique color navigation system that uses animated color palettes made up of colors that were used on the projects themselves. This system is not only visually impressive but gives a good sense of his creative aesthetic as well.

Here's a bit of white to get you in the winter mood. What's not to love about white, it's serene, chic and angelic. Try adding some white accents throughout your home, if you haven't already, to help give a calming and airy feel.

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Now that most experts have dropped the 'R' word in regards to the U.S. economy, we thought we should take a look at one of the more colorful economic indicators, the Lipstick Index. Which is this: the purchase of cosmetics - mainly lipstick - is inversely correlated to the health of the economy. The idea being that during troubled economic times women are less likely to buy items such as dresses, bags and shoes and will go for a less expensive item for a quick consumption high. The term is credited to Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder who first used the term to explain the rise in cosmetic sales after the September 11th attacks. And according to the New York Times lipstick sales have risen 40% in the last few months. So, here are 18 of the recent most popular colors of lipstick.

What do women want when they aren’t allowed to want too much? Traditional lipsticks in more-sheer neutral shades; the bright reds of days gone by have been replaced by pinky browns and rosy taupes.

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Pur Minerals lipstick in Raspberry Quartz, $15 at Ulta stores.

Mally Beauty lipstick in Zooey Doll, $15 at henribendel.com.

Vincent Longo Lipstain SPF lipstick in Americana, $23 at vincentlongo.com

Michael Marcus lipstick in Jenifer, $24 at michaelmarcus.com.

Our good color loving friends over at Etsy are all about gray at the moment and sent along this post to share. Along with their grey fashion trends we'll take a look at some website designs, and palette inspiration from the CL library.

Earl Grey. Grey Gardens. Gray's Anatomy. Besides these many varied instances, grey (or gray, depending how you spell it) is quite the trend as of late. From clothing to accessories, grey captivates the imaginations of fashionistas the world over. Maybe it's because it's a midway point between black and white, or maybe just because of its neutral qualities — grey just seems to work with everything (and doesn't have to be thought of as gloomy to get the job done). Here's to our new favorite color!

roselabiche

LolitaVintage

decades

PrettyRaccoon

Hende

HarmonyWear

TresChicVintage

larimeloom

Most blogs tend to rely on white, grey or black as their main color, and while many of the best blogs, and my favorites, do just that, some go beyond the norm into a realm of bold and unexpected color...

A blog should never be judged by its color palette alone, but here are 17 blogs that use slight variations and bold departures from the color norms and do it well.

When thinking of the color green we always tend to think of money, calmness and nature. For the most part, green is a pretty positive color. Who doesn't love having money, the idea and sense of being at ease and the beautiful greenery of nature?

The color green is also the most noticed color out of any other in the color spectrum. The variations of this color are amazing; starting from a soft pale seafoam green all the way on up to the darkest of greens, hunter green. So... basically there  pretty much is a shade of green that will make us all happy. What is your favorite shade of green?
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Our good color loving friends over at Etsy sent along this post to share with our community. The post highlights current fashion in the maritime color of navy blue. Along with Etsy's fashion update, we'll take a look at some other navy blue trends in website design, and palette inspiration from the CL library.

Etsy Spotlight on Navy Blue

I've got kind of a "thing" for the color navy blue. Like the classic song by Diane Renay, I've been thinking a lot about the color, sailors, ships and all things marine. This collection of navy blue clothing salutes the origin of the color's name, as well as all the great fashion on Etsy.

Katies Hates Couture

EDOR 7

Ramona West

Lily's

Lucha Workshop

Peta Pledger

Oh Kirby Vintage

Erinliz

dalena vintage

Tres Chic Vintage