Pantone is Down With Light Brown for its 2025 Colour
Meet Mocha Mousse, a soft and comforting milk chocolate hue, and see ideas for using it in your home
Warm colours have been making a comeback in home design in recent years. Previously popular pinks and peaches are now making way for more neutral shades of brown and mauve. Colour management company Pantone Color Institute chose a perky peach for its 2024 Colour of the Year and is now pivoting to Mocha Mousse for its 2025 selection. Mocha Mousse is a warm and earthy hue that also represents low-key luxury. Here are some ways you might want to use it in your home.
Arguably the room in which we seek the most comfort is our bedroom. If you’re a fan of Mocha Mousse, consider layering shades of it, as seen here in this softly luxurious bedroom designed by Dawn Interiors.
You could opt for an entire accent wall of a Mocha Mousse-like shade, as shown in the previous photo, or go for a more subtle use of the colour, such as a partial wall accent colour to ground the headboard.
In this example from design firm Wells and Maguire, a Mocha Mousse-like shade provides a soft backdrop in an elegant yet cosy bedroom.
In this example from design firm Wells and Maguire, a Mocha Mousse-like shade provides a soft backdrop in an elegant yet cosy bedroom.
Here’s a slightly more modern bedroom awash in the hue. I like the contrast between the cool blues and greens seen outside the window and the warm light brown tones used inside by 2id Interiors.
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I remain a big fan of grey tones, so I like how this bedroom by Ashley Campbell Interior Design mixes warm light browns with soft silver hues. The colours are all light and neutral, but the layering of them, along with the mix of materials and textures, creates a visually interesting yet restful mood.
A bathroom is another space in which a sense of quiet comfort is desired. Typically, I’m drawn to blue-hued and crisp, clean, green spa-like bathrooms, but this beautiful scheme from Popix Designs has me rethinking my preferences. The wall tiles are exquisite and provide a nice backdrop to the warm wood and metallic tones used in the space.
The feature wall in this bathroom by design and build firm True Home Builders is also clad in a warm Mocha Mousse-like colour. It’s a comforting hue to surround oneself in and is also a smart choice if you live in a colder climate, as warmer colours tend to make us feel warmer.
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Divine Custom Homes selected a soft mocha for the woodwork in this home office. By enveloping yourself in colours you find soothing, you just might be able to help ease any work-related stress you feel. At the very least, it makes it a bit more enticing to show up for work.
I’ve noticed that mocha-like colours are becoming more common in kitchens again, particularly in the stonework. Jazz up a white kitchen with a touch of this delicious hue on the extractor hood, in the splashback or via the worktops, as in this elegant kitchen from Cedarland Homes. It adds a nice dash of warmth to an otherwise cool space.
This living room by Hendrickson Construction features layers of Mocha Mousse shades throughout in the form of the furniture, textiles, window treatments and even the wood tones. The result is a super-soft, warm and inviting living room perfect for snuggling up in with a good book on a cold night.
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Let’s take a look at how this comforting colour can be used in interior design.