January 23, 2025

Pantone colour of the year 2025: Bring Mocha Mousse into your home

Every year, the Pantone colour of the year influences fashion, design and decor trends. In 2025, Pantone chose Mocha Mousse as its colour of the year. This rich, warm and comforting brown offers a uniquely versatile way to transform your interior decor . Find out how to incorporate this colour into your decor and why it deserves centre stage in your home!

Why choose Mocha Mousse for your home’s interior?

Mocha Mousse is a rich shade of brown, conjuring up feelings of comfort and a desire for satisfying flavours like coffee and cocoa. This earthy colour evokes nature, stability and a feeling of serenity. It pairs perfectly with natural materials such as wood, linen and leather and can be used to add depth or highlight key elements in a room.

Transform your walls with the elegance of Mocha Mousse

Mocha Mousse is a great choice for an accent wall in your living room or bedroom. Paint all the walls to saturate a room in colour. This neutral colour provides subtle warmth, making it ideal for creating a cozy atmosphere in central rooms. In the kitchen and bathroom , the Pantone colour of the year for 2025 pairs perfectly with cabinets and vanities.

	Tips and tricks Looking for paint colours similar to Mocha Mousse? We’ve found some for you! Benjamin Moore’s Spanish Brown , Sherwin-Williams’ Wheat Penny , Sico’s Chocolate Truffle and Behr’s Rio Rust are great equivalents. There are lots of options, so feel free to go for slightly different shades that suit your interior!

For a bold touch and an inviting atmosphere, consider adding a tapestry in Mocha Mousse

Bring a splash of Mocha Mousse to your walls with an elegant tapestry that adds depth and character to the space. The rich, sophisticated depth of this colour will instantly add warmth and transform the ambiance of your room. A tapestry in Mocha Mousse will blend in perfectly with modern or more traditional interiors in living rooms and bedrooms alike, providing a perfect backdrop for furniture and accessories in contrasting colours. By opting to paint your walls in this shade, you will invite a feeling of comfort and trendiness without visually cluttering the space.

	Tips and tricks Since Mocha Mousse calls to mind nature and a return to the earth, opting for an organic tapestry in this colour helps create a harmonious and balanced decor. Natural motifs such as leaves, waves and abstract curves pair perfectly with this shade.

Add elegant touches with furniture and fabrics

You can incorporate Mocha Mousse into your interior decor by choosing key accent pieces, such as a sofa, decorative cushions or curtains, in this warm shade. This delicate, soothing brown blends perfectly with classic, textured fabrics such as velvet, suede and linen, adding both coziness and sophistication to your space. Opt for furniture made from walnut wood, as the deep, rich shade perfectly complements Mocha Mousse.

	Tips and tricks Brass and matte black light fixtures, as well as amber glass, highlight this colour beautifully. The golden shade of amber glass radiates a soft light, creating a warm, cozy atmosphere. Avoid pairing chrome with this earthy colour, as its colder appearance isn’t a good match.

Create harmony with Mocha Mousse and matching colours

Use complementary shades to create a varied and harmonious ambiance in your home. Pairing Mocha Mousse with cream and beige creates a minimalist, soothing style and a soft, luminous atmosphere. For a look inspired by nature, add touches of sage green or ochre, which accentuate the organic character of Mocha Mousse. Finally, if you are looking for a bold, contemporary contrast, pair Mocha Mousse with darker colours such as navy blue or charcoal black for an elegant, assertive decor.

Highlight decorative objects—it’s all in the details

Incorporate carefully selected accessories in Mocha Mousse, such as elegant amber vases or items made from natural materials, stylized black wood and brass photo frames. Choose round, organic shapes. For example, choose an imperfect, oval mirror instead of a rectangular one. Select handmade objects. After all, Mocha Mousse also stirs up a desire to reconnect with the land and community, so why not support local artisans?

Pantone colours through the years: a journey in boldness and innovation

This year’s warm, earthy Mocha Mousse stands out from previous Pantone colours of the year, contrasting with choices from past years.

2025: Mocha Mousse

2024: Peach Fuzz

2023: Viva Magenta

2022: Very Peri

2021: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating

2020: Classic Blue

2019: Living Coral

2018: Ultra Violet

2017: Greenery

2016: Rose Quartz and Serenity

Mocha Mousse, immersive and luxurious

Will you be among the first to embrace this colour and boldly add it to your decor? Or will you opt for a more measured approach, waiting to make sure this isn’t a passing trend before fully incorporating it in your space? Whatever you choose to do, Mocha Mousse offers a flexibility that can be adapted to all styles—it will certainly bring an elegant touch to any decor, modern and classic alike!