If you love the characters the Minions from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me franchise, you might be interested to hear that Pantone, the leading authority on color matching, is declaring a new color inspired by those little yellow guys. Called “Minion” Yellow, the custom Pantone color will be included in the next color addition in the Fashion, Home+ Interiors color palette. If you’re looking to add the forecasted color—or any other shade—to your home, work with Treasure Coast Window Fashions serving West Palm Beach. We’ll help you match the specific Pantone color you want.

Using Minion Yellow

Just as the sun’s rays lift our spirits and mood, so does the forecasted color of Pantone Minion Yellow, termed “The Color of Intelligence.” Using Minion Yellow will help make us feel that way! Because the color is so vibrant, there are several color combinations that can work well. If you choose to combine several colors, you should keep a balance of 60%-30%-10% to make sure you don’t create competition of color. If you match Minion Yellow with purple, you’ll have a perfect complementary color combination. You’ll have a different look if you use the achromatic brown. A soft look would be a brown room, with yellow as the 30% and purple as the 10% accent color. A more dramatic look would be yellow, indigo, magenta, and black, creating a split complementary combination. [Read more…]