Pantone Picks 'Mimosa' as Color of the Year

Weeks before the First Lady stepped out in that lemongrass Isabel Toledo ensemble, global color authority and paintmaker Pantone predicted that 2009 would be all about yellow, specifically “Mimosa” (Pantone #14-0848). It’s the color of the year. “The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, in a press release. “Mimosa also speaks to enlightenment, as it is a hue that sparks imagination and innovation,” not to mention our favorite way