The
red
and
blue
hues
in
this
year's
color
forecasts
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
color
of
ink
on a
growing
number
of
residential
real
estate
investments
or
the
feeling
caused
by a
bleeding
bottom
line.
They
also
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
attention
to
political
colors
assigned
to
states
depending
upon
voters'
left
or
right
leaning.
Derived
from
thinking
outside
the
Crayola
box,
the
colors
forecast
as
hot
for
2007
are
based,
not
on
realty
gloom
or
political
partisanship,
but
on
an
eclectic
blend
of
environmental
reflection
and
global
awareness.
Of
course
when
they
are
slathered
on
your
walls,
died
into
the
fabrics
of
your
furnishings
and
used
to
accessorize
your
decor,
colors
can
mean
whatever
you
want
them
to.
The
Consumer
Colors
Current
2006-2007
Forecast
by
the
Color
Marketing
Group,
the
younger
of
two
color
forecasting
groups,
offers,
not
directives,
but
directions
based
on
the
course
colors
are
likely
to
take.
Those
directions
come
from
input
gathered
each
year
at
CMG's
color
collaborative,
a
conference
of
color-evaluating
workshops
for
colorists
in a
host
of
industries
including
consumer
goods
and
home
and
visual
communications.
With
all
the
global
warming
concerns,
this
year's
colors
are
coming
down
to
Earth,
but
they
are
bogged
down
by
convention.
Leaning
toward
green.
The
idea
of
"green"
(sustainable
materials,
energy
efficiency,
conservation)
also
means
the
color
green.
The
current
rendition
is a
softer,
more
botanical
green
inspired
by
nature.
Hot,
shimmery
blues.
A
new
"aqueous"
tone,
from
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that
transitional
point
in
the
rainbow
where
blue
becomes
green,
is
inspired
by
the
sea.
Likewise,
yellow-greens
offer
a
coat
of
eco-savvy
and
global
awareness.
More
blues
from
the
color
of
the
sky
and
nature,
are
often
pared
with
the
darkest
earthy
browns.
New
reds.
Another
new
hue,
"rubino",
is a
raspberry
red,
heavily
influenced
by
the
upcoming
2008
Beijing
Olympics
as
well
as
design
from
Central
America
and
India.
Natural
neutrals.
Medium
to
dark
browns,
beiges,
and
tans
are
more
grounded,
reflecting
the
colors
of
rock,
stone
and
soil.
The
older
Color
Association,
forecasting
colors
since
1915,
offers
a
forecast
from
a
committee
panel
of
eight
to
twelve
industry
professionals.
The
association
gives
a
more
retro
perspective
with
a
greater
tolerance
for
color
combinations
that
include
multi-colored
designs
within
a
room
or
fabric.
Bright
combinations
include
periwinkle
blues
and
saturated
purple-browns.
Like
Color
Marketing,
the
association
sees
a
landscape
of
browns,
wood
tones,
but
also
"honeyed"
almost
orange
browns
and
golden
wheat
tones
back
in
vogue.
Other
browns
are
more
arid,
reflecting
desert
shades
rather
than
chocolate
bars.
Along
with
the
influence
of
Central
America
and
India,
the
association
says
to
expect
influences
from
Indonesia,
India,
Thailand
and
the
Philippines
and
the
tones
and
materials
with
natural
woven
textures,
rattan
and
wicker.
Brighter
neutrals,
those
with
hues
of
hickory,
cherry,
nudes
and
blush
tones
are
also
what
the
association
forecasts.
The
forecast
also
calls
for
cooler
greens.
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