Colour trends

PPG Unveils 2023 Color of the Year ‘Vining Ivy’

PPG has unveiled its 2023 Color of the Year: the “bluish, greenish” Vining Ivy.

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Axalta Has Revealed the Automotive Colour Preferences in Mexico

According to Axalta’s 2022 Automotive Color Preferences Survey, red is the most popular car colour in Mexico.

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Axalta Publishes New Report on Colour Trends

In the latest edition of the magazine Vibes, Axalta has published a report which offers a series of reflections on the changing role of colour in a post-pandemic world.

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PPG Released its 2021 Automotive Colour Popularity Report

PPG's 2021 Automotive Colour Popularity Report highlights the increased demand for two-tone finishes, custom colours and other emerging trends among car buyers.

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Royal Magenta is Axalta's Global Automotive Colour of the Year 2022

Axalta unveiled its Global Automotive Colour of the Year 2022: Royal Magenta, a deep cherry colour that brings to market a refined and optimized finish for the future of mobility.

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BASF Published the 2021 Automotive Colour Report

BASF has released its annual automotive colour popularity report, showcasing global coating preferences.

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Axalta Published the 69th Global Automotive Color Popularity Report

Axalta’s report shows an increase in blue vehicles and a decline in white ones, with grey hues still popular.

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Clariant Presented its Colour of the Year 2022: Memory Gold

Clariant presents its colour of the year 2022, Memory Gold, which is part of the new “golden” palette.

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Pantone Presents its Colour of the Year 2022: Pantone® 17-3938 Very Peri

Pantone today unveiled its colour of the year 2022: Pantone® 17-3938 Very Peri, a periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone.

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BASF Released the 2021-2022 Automotive Color Trends Collection

SUPERPOSITION is this year’s colour collection by BASF, focused on simultaneity and functionality.

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Olive Sprig is PPG's Colour of the Year 2022

PPG has chosen Olive Sprig as its colour of the year 2022. This sophisticated grey-green represents post-pandemic healing, regrowth and resilience.

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Evergreen Fog is Sherwin-Williams' 2022 Colour of the Year

Sherwin-Williams unveiled Evergreen Fog SW 9130 as its 2022 colour of the year. A nourishing and sophisticated grey-green shade suitable for a wide variety of spaces.

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Guacamole is GLIDDEN Paint Colour of the Year 2022

GLIDDEN Paint by PPG has selected Guacamole as its 2022 colour of the year. 

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Axalta Published its Report on the Future of Colour and Finishes

Axalta released a trend forecasting studio that analyses the future of colour and finishes for 2022.

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Clariant’s Automotive Styling Shades 2025 Trendbook Now Available with an Interactive Digital Version

Clariant unveiled its Automotive Styling Shades 2025 Trendbook, which features 28 trend colours for the automotive industry and includes, for the first time, an interactive digital version.

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