For 2019, the experts at the Pantone, a global forecaster of color trends, have named Living Coral as the color of the year, noting that the life-affirming hue energizes and enlivens with a softer edge. Portrait of Sipping Sondra by Boulder artist Tom Roderick.

“Color is an equalizing lens through which we experience our natural and digital realities, and this is particularly true for Living Coral,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, in a release.