Pantone colour of the year - coral

It's official the 'it' colour of 2019 and is a summer fave - coral. Style director Louise Hilsz celebrates.

 
Resene Wallpaper Collection from Resene ColorShops

Resene Wallpaper Collection from Resene ColorShops

 

According to experts at the Pantone Colour Institute, the hot hue when it comes to designer colour for the New Year is coral. Recently announced, this shade named 'Living Coral' is going to be 2019’s most coveted colour. “It's a colour we see in nature,” says Pantone Institute vice president Laurie Pressman. “Lying at the center of our naturally vivid and chromatic eco-system, it is evocative of how coral reefs provide shelter to a diverse kaleidoscope of nature’s colour and serves as a source of sustenance and shelter to sea life.”
With a golden undertone, this reddish, pinkish from the orange family, once cooled by the colour green has a certain 90’s charm. Here’s how to embrace every colour of coral for your home, wardrobe and beauty routine.

Resene Wallpaper Collection CLY966 from Resene ColorShops.

Resene Wallpaper Collection CLY966 from Resene ColorShops.

Salmon coral

Miu Miu 404585 sunglasses, $610. Yves Saint Laurent Spring '18 Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick, $66.


Resene Wallpaper Collection from Resene ColorShops.

Resene Wallpaper Collection from Resene ColorShops.

Peach coral

Karen Walker Chloe Satchel Scarlet, $550. Tom Ford Lodissea lip balm, $58.


Wall in Resene Half Spanish White, floor in Resene Colorwood Whitewash with accents of Resene Sunbaked, Resene Despacito and Resene Shabby Chic from Resene ColorShops.

Wall in Resene Half Spanish White, floor in Resene Colorwood Whitewash with accents of Resene Sunbaked, Resene Despacito and Resene Shabby Chic from Resene ColorShops.

Terracotta coral

Witchery Linen Spot dress, $200. MAC Grand Illusion Glossy Liquid Lipcolour, $50.


Wall in Resene Apple Blossom, with floor in ReseneWax Flower and accents in Resene Sebeedee, Resene Quarter Tea, Resene Yuma, Resene Woodland, Resene Gingko, Resene Just Right and Resene Pale Oyster from Resene ColorShops.

Wall in Resene Apple Blossom, with floor in ReseneWax Flower and accents in Resene Sebeedee, Resene Quarter Tea, Resene Yuma, Resene Woodland, Resene Gingko, Resene Just Right and Resene Pale Oyster from Resene ColorShops.

Orange coral

Mi Piaci Seleste mule, $260. Nars Hardwired Eyeshadow, $35.


Walls in Resene Just Dance and Resene Sorbet, Resene Poured Milk, Resene Rebel, Resene Sunbaked, Resene Pitch Black, Resene Irresistible and Resene Rose Gold from Resene ColorShops.

Walls in Resene Just Dance and Resene Sorbet, Resene Poured Milk, Resene Rebel, Resene Sunbaked, Resene Pitch Black, Resene Irresistible and Resene Rose Gold from Resene ColorShops.

Pink coral

Marni Slingbacks, $755. Shiseido Laquerink Lipshine, $55.