Incorporate the 2025 Colors of the Year into your decor

Key Insights

• Browns and reds dominated this year’s choices for Colors of the Year.
• Colors of the Year often show up in designer trends, fashion, cosmetics and more
• Bold colors may be all the rage, but sellers should keep a potential buyer’s taste in mind when decorating

Many designers, retailers, builders and homeowners look forward to the Colors of the Year announcements each year to see how they might incorporate them into art, spaces and fashion. You’ll likely see these colors in home design magazines and blogs, social media lifestyle photos, fashion runways, and new construction homes in the coming months, and you may even be inspired to add the colors to your surroundings.

While many major paint companies selected colors with similar undertones this year, some are bolder than others. Read on to see the picks, and consider how you might incorporate them into your home—-and beyond.

The 2025 Colors of the Year

Blues were the hues of choice in 2024, but 2025’s undertones inspire more warmth with shades of brown, red and purple topping the picks. While most companies committed to choosing just one color, Sherwin Williams put forth a selection of shades and hues. So whether you prefer browns or blues, you’re sure to find something you love in this year’s Colors of the Year.

Pantone: Mocha Mousse

This year, Pantone selected Mocha Mousse, “a warming, brown hue imbued with richness” as its color of the year. To choose the hue, Pantone engaged the design community and color enthusiasts to capture an expression of the “global zeitgeist,” and they arrived at the color of chocolate and coffee to represent a desire for “connection, comfort and harmony.” We think it’s giving dessert.

Sherwin Williams: Color Capsule

For their fifteenth year, Sherwin Williams decided they couldn’t choose just one color, and instead, they created a color capsule. The capsule is meant to include an assortment of shades to help address a variety of styles and uses. Most of the shades incorporate muted hues with brown undertones. We think Bosc Pear would look especially delicious in the kitchen.

Benjamin Moore: Cinnamon Slate

Benjamin Moore selected Cinnamon Slate, described as “a delicate mix of heathered plum and velvety brown.” They also included a palette of colors to accompany the hue, and they offer ideas for using the palette in your home plus an explanation for how an undertone affects paint color so you can be an inspired and informed painter.

Glidden: Purple Basil

We think Prince would have been especially fond of Glidden’s 2025 Color of the Year, Purple Basil. According to Glidden, “Purple Basil represents the appreciation for self-discovery and self-expression that has led to the rise of maximalism across industries, including design, fashion and consumer goods.” Purple Basil promises rich warmth and energy in the rooms it graces.

Behr: Rumors

Looking for something more bold? The Behr 2025 Color of the Year, Rumors, is described as a deep ruby red that plays well with both warm tones and cooler shades. Behr recommends painting your walls and baseboards in different sheens (satin and flat) to create minor contrast. Use their online tool to create your own color vision by applying various colors to different walls in the same room.

Want more colors?

Better Homes and Gardens has a guide to every color of the year announced so far, and it includes everything from brick red spray paint to a hammered black or warm caramel and even includes hues of blue from Dutch Boy Paints and Valspar.

Using the 2025 Colors of the Year in your home staging and decor when selling

If you’ve got your sights set on selling your home in 2025, you might be in the process of decluttering, staging and revitalizing your home for sale. While we don’t mean to throw shade at current trends, there are things you should keep in mind when planning your updates.

Everyone knows a fresh coat of paint can go a long way when staging your home for sale, but while it might be tempting to douse the walls with the most current trends, providing a neutral canvas for buyers is often the better approach. That doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate the Colors of the Year in other ways (think textiles), but you’ll want to provide a backdrop where buyers can picture themselves in the space, and a bold shade of red may be more distracting than enticing.

Set the right tone for your homeownership goals

Finding the right partner to help you buy or sell can set the tone for your entire experience—and your future in your home. An Edina Realty expert can help you determine how much your current home is worth, whether you should make renovations before selling and what color paint is most appealing to buyers. And if you’re buying, having an advocate to help you see beyond the paint color can make all the difference.

From insights about your local neighborhood to advice about home renovations, decor and staging, Edina Realty agents are the experts you need to keep moving forward. Reach out to Edina Realty or your REALTORⓇ today!