It is called Mocha Mousse and symbolizes luxury and a return to nature.
The American Pantone Institute has chosen 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as the color of 2025. According to the institute, current trends and social events are reflected in this coffee brown shade, which replaces the peach shade of 2024. It brings a sense of luxury, calm, and coziness to interiors. It will evoke similar feelings when used on your product packaging, website, or at events you organize.
A touch of luxury and a warm feeling
According to experts, the overall mood of 2025 will be best expressed by the warm tones of coffee foam, which combines a return to nature with a modern lifestyle. It signifies a desire for the warmth of home, which is luxuriously but simply furnished and, in contrast to innovative technologies, makes extensive use of natural materials such as wood and textiles.
Similar trends are also being transferred to commercial spaces and offices, where state-of-the-art computers and ergonomic chairs complement wooden tables, shelves, and wall coverings. And of course, there is no shortage of greenery in various forms, which goes perfectly with the Mocha Mousse color. This shade is perfect for kitchens, relaxation areas, and cafés, where it will make your favorite drink even more warming for the soul and body.
Personal luxury at home and at work
Specifically, Pantone’s slogan says, “Enjoy your personal luxury,” perfectly capturing the balance between modern comfort and connection with nature on an individual level. From the community of last year’s Peach Fuzz color, we are moving more toward home, family, but also home offices, which you can furnish in a similar understated luxury style. The aroma and taste of delicious coffee will then complete the overall impression. However, people will also seek harmony, elegance, and natural motifs in offices, restaurants, and shops. Even in these commercial spaces, the coffee foam shade will be welcome on walls, furniture, and accessories. Armchairs, sofas, and even seat cushions or pillows in this color will look great. The advantage is that it is easy to combine and will find a place in almost any space, from modern new buildings to historic buildings.
Nature and sustainability
Even though we can’t spend time in nature right now, we want to feel closer to it, which is what the Mocha Mousse color subtly reminds us of. It is earthy and organic, fitting perfectly into our natural world and our efforts toward sustainability. It also symbolizes constancy and honor, values that are increasingly rare in today’s instant world. It is also popular from a practical point of view, as it is suitable for every season.
Large areas or just details?
Unlike bold and bright colors, the shade of coffee foam is an ideal choice for entire walls. Rooms painted in this color will make you feel comfortable and calm, making it a great choice for relaxation areas. However, in offices, you should complement it with accents of energizing tones of light pink, green, or blue. This combination will calm employees without boring or tiring them. On the contrary, it will motivate them to continue working. It also looks great in combination with ochre, copper, or anthracite.
If you are not planning any major changes in your company, you can simply liven up the interior with accessories and decorations, which also go very well with Mocha Mousse. Often, it is enough to replace cushions on sofas, curtains, carpets, or other textile accessories. And, of course, it also depends on the effect you want to achieve. Together with gray, you can create a more minimalist interior, while olive or emerald will give the coffee shade a luxurious and elegant feel. The retro effect created by combining it with orange or terracotta is also interesting.
