In 2016, the Pantone Color Institute chose its first duo to share the yearly honor. Rose Quartz was a soft, pink hue. To contrast the warmth, a cool sky-like blue called Serenity was added to the ...
Rose Quartz and Serenity, Pantone's first duo for COTY in 2016, posed its own set of challenges when the public began focusing on the colors' association with gender. "Internally we said we really ...