Mocha Mousse: the Pantone 2025 Colour that’s revolutionising interior design
Mocha Mousse: what complementary shades work best, and how can they be combined for different stylistic effects?
What will the colour of 2025 be? The year's most burning question has finally been answered with the unveiling of the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025: Mocha Mousse.
And if the renewed appreciation for earthy hues - crowned at the recent Archello and Archiproducts Awards hinted at what was to come, this sophisticated brown with beige undertones, akin to mocaccino, is poised to redefine interior design with its captivating charm.
Just as a cup of coffee warms the soul, the Pantone 2025 Colour of the Year Mocha Mousse soothes and uplifts with its comforting embrace, evoking sensations of tranquillity, well-being, and harmony.
A statement which is further confirmed by the words of Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute:
“The eternal search for harmony seeps into every aspect of our lives including our relationships, the work we do, our social connections and the natural environment around us.
Harmony brings feelings of fulfilment, inspiring a positive state of inner peace, calm and balance as well as retuning us to 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.
[...] For Pantone Color of the Year 2025, we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”
Poised to dominate interior design palettes, is the Pantone brown (as many like to call it) really that easy to match?
Let's find out together and analyse the possibilities of using Mocha Mousse on both walls and floors.
Making the most of Mocha Mousse Pantone 2025 in interior design
We've explored how Mocha Mousse Pantone 2025 marks a return to warmer, more natural tones, bringing a "sophisticated neutrality" that's not overpowering.
Lately, Pantone has been surprising us with a diverse palette, from energetic hues such as Very Peri and Viva Magenta or experiments oozing ethereal charm like Peach Fuzz Pantone 2024.
Its application on both floors and walls is therefore a highly effective solution, providing both versatility and effortless integration with other interior design elements, and eliminating the danger of creating spaces that feel gloomy or uninspired.
Here are some winning ideas for incorporating Pantone brown into your spaces:
- seamless flooring or a striking accent wall. Using Mocha Mousse in the form of porcelain stoneware tiles or terracotta lattice tiles you can create a focal point in rooms such as the living room and bedroom, even in small homes with limited space.
Whether used as a feature wall or flowing seamlessly across the floor, Mocha Mousse enhances the sense of depth. The remaining walls and furnishings can be kept in light and neutral tones (beige, white, grey) to draw attention to the rich depth of the darker floor or accent wall.
- open space. Mocha Mousse is the ideal choice for anyone seeking to infuse warmth into their spaces without undertaking structural changes.
Open-plan layouts often lean towards an industrial aesthetic, making them less conducive to a cosy and inviting atmosphere.
This year's colour can help warm up these environments, lending both continuity and elegance, especially when paired with other natural-look ceramic surfaces like wood effect or stone effect.
- alcoves and decorative details. Small innovations can incorporate the 2025 Pantone colour by utilising alcoves or other suitable corners for decorative details.
This allows for the enhancement and definition of spaces without disrupting the existing colour scheme.
Among the five combinations for Mocha Mousse suggested by Pantone, three colour Mix&Match combinations stand out as the most successful:
1. Mocha Mousse with Rosa Bisque and Bianco Spuma, for a result with a welcoming and graceful warmth, with textured surfaces and elegant details in pure Japandi style.
These are just some of the settings you can create with the porcelain stoneware surfaces in the Marca Corona collections. Looking for more inspiration? Download our free style guide, with lots of ideas and tips to help you with your everyday projects.
