2025 Color Capsule of the Year

The Color Capsule of the Year is an expertly edited curation of six forever favorites and future classics, a mix of brigthness and subtlety, freshness and famiarity. Get inspired by just one color or the full collection.

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Our 2025 Color Capsule of the Year is suitable for a wide range of uses. From window frames to wall panels, this collection has the perfect hue for your next project.

Grounded • Sunbleached • Rain Cloud • Clove • Malabar • Bosc Pear


What is Color Capsule of the Year? To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year, our panel of color experts created our first-ever Color Capsule of the Year. The curated palette of hues embraces the ability to create stunning combinations with key industrial colors while reflecting where we’ve been and where we’re going.

Build something beautiful. Our 2025 Color Capsule of the Year is suitable for a wide range of uses. Whether applied as a complete palette, in expertly picked pairings or intentionally used individually, the flexibility of the capsule allows these hues to work in many industries and segments. From window frames to wall panels, the curated assortment is perfect for your next project.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2025 CAPSULE COLOR OF THE YEAR


The 2025 Color Capsule of the Year introduces expertly chosen colors to be both on-trend and timeless, choosing the hue or hues that suit your project and style. Get inspired by the collection abe build your beautiful color story.

SW 6089 GROUNDED SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2025 COLOR CAPSULE OF THE YEAR

Identified as a key industrial color, this versatile and comforting brown imparts richness in spaces that call for the stability of a refined earthen tone.

Grounded is the base color for Cognac Walnut in the Emulate collection. Get inspired by the full Emulate collection.

SW 9585 SUNBLEACHED SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR

This adaptable and airy light neutral is perfectly poised between warm and cool – deeper than white, not quite gray, and venturing beyond a basic beige or taupe.

SW 9639 RAIN CLOUD SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR

This stormy and deep gray-blue hue emerges from our Designer Color Collection Rustic + Refined palette, renowned for colors that bridge classic design and contemporary updates.

SW 9605 CLOVE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR

With a depth of tone that borders on nearly black, this entrancing brown is both warm and welcoming, adding a cozy, soothing neutral to any palette.

SW 9110 MALABAR SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR

Ideal for layering with other delicate, warm hues to create serenity in an abundance of design aesthetics, this sandy-beige neutral can turn any environment into a soft, inviting haven.

SW 6390 BOSC PEAR SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR

Available in a mica finish to elevate any project, this cinnamon-dusted golden hue embodies the shift toward luxe organic tones while paying tribute to bygone eras.

Our 2025 Color Capsule of the Year is suitable for a wide range of end uses — from window frames to wall panels to residential siding, to name just a few. The palette provides the opportunity to find the ideal color and its perfect pairing. Used as an accent or all over, for exteriors or interiors, the timelessly earthbound tones can create an oasis in all spaces. 

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UPWARD SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR


Upward is a breezy, blissful blue that brings timeless lightness and total tranquility to spaces where fresh ideas can take flight. Ever ascending, the relaxed and carefree color inspires moments to pause and reconnect with the creative spirit.

Our 2024 Color of the Year is suitable for a wide range of uses — from window frames to wall panels to residential siding, to name just a few — making Upward the perfect hue for your next project. Used as an accent or all over, for exteriors or interiors, the airy and transitional blue of Upward inspires meditative spaces of limitless possibility and absolute peace in both residential and commercial settings. A vision for an uplifting new era, this calming shade of blue has the power to inspire, energize and elevate design in a variety of coil and extrusion applications.

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REDEND POINT SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2023 COLOR OF THE YEAR


Redend Point is a rust-tinted neutral that imparts cozy warmth and natural earthiness. As a new essential, its soft and restorative depth awakens an environment where the mind and soul can relax and restore. 

Our 2023 Color of the Year is suitable for a wide range of uses. From window frames to wall panels to appliances, to name just a few, Redend Point is the perfect hue for your next project. In the spirit of exploration, Redend Point forges a new path as a blushing beige that's sure to leave onlookers in awe. This captivating hue has the power to inspire, stimulate and enliven a broad variety of coil and extrusion applications, elevating design. 

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Color Codes: Extrusion 392C1137 and Coil 437R3572

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EVERGREEN FOG SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR


Easily hit the refresh button on any residential, commercial or architectural space with Evergreen Fog, a simple, sophisticated color that is both calming and composed with just a touch of organic lushness.

Our 2022 Color of the Year is a versatile and calming hue of gorgeous green-meets-gray, with just a bit of blue, depending on the light. It’s a simple but sophisticated wash of beautiful color for any exterior space. It allows you to truly discover the balance between the familiar and the fantastical—between seeking sun and rooting deeply. In the soft organic shade of Evergreen Fog, we find meaning, a place to heal, a lasting peace.

URBANE BRONZE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR


Create a sense of sanctuary with Urbane Bronze. If your vision calls for a creation of the ultimate retreat for reflection and renewal, turn to a hue whose simplicity and nature-inspired energy cultivate a sense of calm from the ground up.

The trend for leaning into nature continues to shape our spaces, proving that our world is never far away. Urbane Bronze might be a color rooted in the environment, but it also has a unique ability to ground a structure through organic appeal. Whether it's accentuating window trims or accent walls, this warm hue draws from nature for a feeling of relaxation and serenity.

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NAVAL SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 2024 COLOR OF THE YEAR


Naval fuses the striking and bold opulence of Art Deco with the awe-inspiring power of the world around us. This deep shade evokes a prominent sense of confidence that combines timeless color with a fresh mix of natural materials and textures that brings navy blue into a new era.

This color includes hints of live greenery and mineral-based materials like marble, allowing us as architects and builders to create a natural sanctuary that encourages rejuvenation. It’s about slowing down to appreciate the beauty in nature and how you can apply it to your next project.

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