Once a year Pantone selects the colour of the year, a colour that reflects current Zeitgeist best and overall best addresses people’s mood & mind in the world. The colour is chosen after careful research accross the globe.
Pantone takes into consideration colour influences from various design industries and trends, such as the entertainment industry, travelling art collections, technology, sports, socio economic conditions etcetera.
Pantone motivated Radiant Orchid as colour of the year 2014 as follows:
Radiant Orchid has already been a popular colour in spring fashion shows.
The colour Radiant Orchid originates from a flower of the tropical Butterfly Orchid (Phalaenopsis). The colour has marketing potential for growers in floriculture. Some ideas to piggyback:
To mention just a few Phalaenopsis cultivars that match the Radiant Orchid colour well:
Phalaenopsis orchids with a radiant pattern on the flowers would fit the name Radiant Orchid best.
Radiant Orchid is a neutral colour that easily combines with other colours. So even if your plant itself doesn’t have the Radiant Colour, there’s still plenty of room for some creative combinations.
World’s colour authority Pantone introduced Radiant Orchid with their standardized code Pantone 18-3224. For different applications converted colour codes are available.
Standard reference for plant colour identification is the Colour Chart of the Royal Horticultural Society. The RHS colours that match Radiant Orchid best are: RHS 75D, RHS 77D and RHS 84C.
Other converted colour codes for Radiant Orchid you may be interested in:
Some ideas for colour combinations:
Hope this boosts your horticultural business.
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