Get to Know Peach Fuzz

Pantone’s Color of the Year is here: Peach Fuzz! Learn all about this soothing shade, and get tips for using it in your upcoming design projects.

Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year is Peach Fuzz, a soft and sensual pastel hue that creates a nurturing, gentle mood.

Described by Pantone (the ultimate authority in color) as a “heartfelt peach hue” that communicates “caring and sharing, community and collaboration,” Peach Fuzz represents a gentle new color direction for 2024.

Expect to see it adding warmth and softness to interior design, home products, branding, and graphic design in the months ahead.

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Ready to embrace the tenderness and calm of Peach Fuzz for yourself? Let’s explore how to use Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year in your own projects and look at a few peach color schemes that we put together to inspire and delight.

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What Is the Pantone Color of the Year 2024?

PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a velvety peach hue that balances the femininity of pink with the warmth of orange. This delicate shade of peach was chosen by color authority Pantone as its 2024 Color of the Year based on its qualities of tenderness and healing.

Pantone forecasts that, in these times of political turmoil, consumers will be increasingly drawn to colors that evoke a sense of calm and comfort—a perfect description of Peach Fuzz.

PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a velvety peach hue that balances the femininity of pink with the warmth of orange.

In a wider color forecasting context, Peach Fuzz is an example of the design world’s move toward soft, pastel colors. Tender tones of beige, camel, apricot, and peach underpin the Quiet Luxury trend and the minimalist ’90s revival that made waves in fashion and interior design in 2023.

And, while you may think Peach Fuzz is an imitation of Millennial Pink, this pared-back peach actually strips back some of the pink tones from this once-viral color, making it feel altogether cleaner and fresher.

What Is the HEX Code for Peach Fuzz?

For multimedia design, the Peach Fuzz HEX code is #FFBE98.
For digital designs, the Peach Fuzz RGB code is 255, 190, 152.
For print designs, the Peach Fuzz CMYK code is C 0% M 25% (0.255) Y 40% K 0%.
For spot color application, the Pantone swatch is PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz.

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How Can I Use Peach Fuzz in My Designs?

Peach Fuzz can be used to bring tactility and softness to a wide range of designs, from home products to social media images.

An innately flattering peach hue, Peach Fuzz brings a soft glow to graphics, photo filters, and print designs, while furniture, textiles, and fashion designs will benefit from the velvet touchability of this cozy color.

Peach Fuzz builds on Barbiemania pink and the current fashion and product design trend toward minimalism, striking a fine-tuned balance between these two very different design moods.

So, if you’re working on a minimal project, but you’re finding beige, mushroom, or earth colors uninspiring, Peach Fuzz is a great way to introduce more warmth and energy into your design.

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In terms of pairing Peach Fuzz with other colors, you won’t be disappointed by this trending color’s versatility. A pastel peach color that wouldn’t look out of place in a Wes Anderson movie, Peach Fuzz is at once retro and contemporary.

Peach Fuzz can be used as a neutral color when paired with stronger hues like crimson red, olive green, or rich purple, as it brings a stable quality to bold colors.

The complementary color of Peach Fuzz is light blue, which introduces a vintage 1950s feel to a project.

Alternatively, lean into the cocooning warmth of Peach Fuzz with a sunset-inspired color scheme that teams this cozy peach with similar shades, such as apricot, gold, pink, and coral.

Below, discover five Peach Fuzz color palettes to inspire your 2024 design projects, from a true Peach Fuzz color scheme that includes a graduation of warm colors, to unique peach color palettes that push this gentle color into edgier territory.

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Peach Fuzz Color Palettes and Color Combos

Whether you adore the warm fuzziness of Peach Fuzz or are a little peach-phobic, these five Peach Fuzz color palettes offer something for every design inclination and project.

Opt for a sunset color combo of warm hues or take Peach Fuzz into new design dimensions by pairing peach with pistachio green, teal blue, or flamingo pink.

You will quickly find Peach Fuzz to be a great anchor color for many color combinations!

1. Coral Pink and Peach Fuzz Color Palette

To really bring out the tender and gentle qualities of Peach Fuzz, try a graduating color scheme of coral and pink tones for a gently sunlit effect.

This Peach Fuzz color palette builds from a peach and coral base to rosy shell pink and delicate powder pink, for a gentle color scheme that could be used for soothing interior design or branding projects.

Peach Fuzz color palette featuring closeup of living coral reef, dinner table against peach colored wall, and closeup of delicious ripe peaches

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2. Purple and Peach Fuzz Color Palette

Peach is the perfect color companion to purple, bringing out a more fun and lively side to Peach Fuzz. In this sunset-inspired Peach Fuzz color combo, the 2024 trending hue nestles alongside golden yellow, pink lavender, and radiant orchid.

This peach color palette is youthful and energetic, making it the perfect fit for social media designs or branding for younger Gen Z audiences.

Peach Fuzz color palette featuring a purple and pink sunset, a fruit plate with peaches and grapes, and pink and purple oil paint

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Closeup of a single large peach pink rose partially open with water droplets on the petals and dark blue and black bokeh background

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3. Red and Peach Fuzz Color Palette

Take Peach Fuzz into high-fashion territory with this luxurious red color palette. This color palette uses Peach Fuzz as a neutral hue, teaming it with richer, deeper colors, including flamingo pink, crimson red, and inky caviar.

This Peach Fuzz color palette is a great way to adapt Peach Fuzz for darker color schemes and a smart way to highlight the trending hue in the winter months.

Use it to create cosseting color schemes for interior design, restaurant branding, or retail marketing.

Peach Fuzz color palette featuring a woman's hand reaching for vintage cocktail glass, a bouquet of red and pink roses, and a female fashion model with pink hair, glasses, and shawl

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Woman hiding face with a red poppy flower over tan beige wall

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4. Pistachio Green and Peach Fuzz Color Palette

Peach Fuzz pairs beautifully with classic ice cream colors, giving this trending hue a distinctly retro vibe that’s bang on trend for summer 2024.

This pastel scheme wouldn’t look out of place in a Wes Anderson movie, and would make the perfect color scheme for vintage-inspired designs.

In this Peach Fuzz color palette, the peach hue graduates through warm tones of coral pink and bright orange, with a pistachio green accent color. Delicious!

Peach Fuzz color palette featuring a cranberry cocktail on glass table next to green couch, a green paint smudge on peach background, and yellow macaroons on orange background

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5. Blue and Peach Fuzz Color Palette

Light blue is the complementary color to peach, sitting opposite of the hue on a color wheel. This dream color pairing is given depth and earthiness alongside deep teal blue and olive green.

This nature-inspired Peach Fuzz color scheme brings out the grounding and serene side of this on-trend orange-pink color, resulting in a color palette that can be used to bring earthy charm to a range of design projects, from lifestyle branding to fashion design.

Peach Fuzz color palette featuring a portrait of a young woman in a mountain setting, two oranges on a pastel background, and spools of yarn

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Cozy up to Peach Fuzz

The authority on color—Pantone—has spoken, and we couldn’t be more excited! Cosseting and comforting, Peach Fuzz is the color to use in 2024 for welcoming vibes.

This warm peach shade is incredibly versatile, working alongside stronger colors or similar warm shades to create on-trend color schemes.

To really nail 2024’s cozy minimalist leanings, look no further than Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2024, Peach Fuzz.

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