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The future’s turquoise?

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Revealed: the colour for the year 2010.

Pantone, the company that produces a system for standardising colour references, have declared turquoise the colour of the year 2010. (That’s PANTONE® 15-5519 Turquoise, taxonomy fans!)

“…an inviting, luminous hue… Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.”

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