Anthony Locicero, Associate editor10.14.20
Benjamin Moore, in its first-ever virtual color announcement event, revealed the company's 2021 Color of the Year: Aegean Teal 2136-40.
"We fell in love with it for its complexity, its depth and even its versatility," said Andrea Magno, director of Color Marketing & Development, who called it an "exceptionally balanced color."
"We actually went through multiple iterations of these types of hues," said Hannah Yeo, Color & Design manager, said of the process in selecting the Color of the Year. "We explored deep greens, all the way to very muted gray teals – and everything in between – and we kept coming back to this particular shade."
According to Yeo, it came down to Aegean Teal being balanced.
"It's rich in color. It has a certain amount of saturation. We know it's going to appeal to people who typically love color," she explained. &
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