Subtle, comforting and extremely delectable, Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2025 inspires feelings of indulgence and relaxation as we get ready for the year ahead.
Amthal Karim, Head of Design at Furniture And Choice comments:
“With earth tones catching the attention of many in the interior and fashion world over the past year, it’s no surprise that a warm brown hue like Mocha Mousse has been named Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2025. Mocha Mousse’s connection to nature makes it feel like a warm embrace. Its biophilic qualities help ground us and create a warm and nurturing environment that promotes balance and peace.
As a rich but soft brown, Mocha Mousse brings its blend of ‘sophisticated, earthy elegance’ capturing the general mood of wanting to curl up and savour life’s simple pleasures. Its name makes us think of coffee and chocolate, two flavours often thought of as indulgences. This simple brown hue doesn’t just hold visual appeal, it evokes feelings of calm with a cup of hot chocolate on the side.
Mocha Mousse is a soft yet expressive neutral that’s incredibly versatile and timeless colour to decorate with. It makes a great foundation tone, such as a wall colour pick in the living room - a great choice for the much-loved monochrome trend. Choosing Mocha Mousse on the walls makes it easy to create a tone-on-tone look where you can layer champagne, beige or cream tones throughout the room.
Besides a foundation tone, Mocha Mousse can also be used as a light accent tone. For example, a brown sofa acts as the grounding base if you have a bright wall colour like teal. It can also complement other neutrals in a cream or white living room acting as the ‘darker’ accent to break up the light tones.
Mocha Mousse can also be easily paired or mixed with other earth tones. Colours like terracotta, burnt orange, deep burgundy or earthy pink tones bring out Mocha Mousse’s earthy undertone setting the scene for lush, cosy interiors full of depth.”
