Pantone, the global colour authority and provider of professional colour language standards and digital solutions for the design community, has introduced PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, an evocative soft brown that transports our senses into the pleasure and deliciousness it inspires as the Pantone Color of the Year selection for 2025.
A warming rich brown hue, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse nurtures with its suggestion of the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort.
“Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence” says Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director Pantone Color Institute. “Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe. Infused with subtle elegance and earthy refinement, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse presents a discrete and tasteful touch of glamour. A flavourful brown shade, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse envelopes us with its sensorial warmth.”
There is a growing movement to align ourselves more closely with the natural world. Characterised by its organic nature, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse honours and embraces the sustenance of our physical environment. Imbued with authenticity PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse finds harmony and balance between the demands of modernity and the timeless beauty of artful creation.
“The everlasting search for harmony filters through into every aspect of our lives including our relationships, the work we do, our social connections and the natural environment that surrounds us. Harmony brings feelings of contentment, inspiring a positive state of inner peace, calm, and balance as well as being tuned in with the world around us. Harmony embraces a culture of connection and unity as well as the synthesis of our mental, spiritual and physical well-being,” added Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute.
“With that in mind, for Pantone Color of the Year 2025 we look to a colour that progresses our embrace of the feeling of our PANTONE Color of the Year, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz into another dimension, extending further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”
PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse in Home Décour and Interior Design
An evocative rich brown infused with sensorial warmth PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse blends our desire for comfort and opulence to present a tasteful touch of glamour. An earthy yet refined brown PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse nourishes our senses. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse evokes a feeling of the comfort of home whether appearing on flooring or a painted wall, within home décour or in more natural materials including wood and stone, rattan and wicker, leather and linen.
Commenting on the colour, Amthal Karim, Head of Design at Furniture And Choice, said: “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.”
