Pantone Color Institute Color of the Year: Marsala

We are halfway through the year, so we figured it would be a good time to introduce Pantone Color Institute’s Color of the Year into your outdoor living space. Meet Marsala – a naturally robust and earthy wine red.

If you’ve already brought the living room outside, we recommend invigorating your outdoor living space with this impactful, full-bodied color. We’ve put together the top three ways to add Marsala to your backyard or patio.

Make a Statement

Marsala makes for an elegant, grounded statement color when it’s used by itself. This Marsala-colored outdoor sofa is bold and sophisticated – just what you crave during the summer.

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Pair the sofa with multicolored pillows from cream to tan to pillows with tribal-patterns. Dress Marsala’s sophistication down with a baby blue throw.

Use Marsala as a Strong Accent

Marsala also works well as a strong accent, instead of as the centerpiece furniture. Blend Marsala into your outdoor living space with an outdoor area rug. Marsala draws us in to its embracing warmth much like what a beautiful, soft rug under our feet does.

Add Marsala to your outdoor space’s existing color palette. This Marsala-colored rug is a simple burst of color that acts as the new focal point of this outdoor living space.

Plant Marsala-Colored Flora

There are many plants with shades of Marsala in them. For example, succulents have hints of wine color on their leaves. These types of plants also carry this seductive shade:

• Leucadendron
• Bloodleaf
• Heucherella
• Pink Cordylines
• Red-Leafed Japanese Maples

These plants work well when they are situated next to bright, green grass and deep-brown stones. Flora, such as the bloodleaf, looks pristine in a dark, earthy green-colored plant container.

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Marsala is a timeless color. It’s named after the fortified wine that presents a tasteful hue embodying the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal – according to the Pantone Color Institute. So, don’t worry about switching out this color in 2016 – this is a color that’s here to stay in outdoor living.

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