Color of 2010

Turquoise – an opaque, blue-green mineral is the official color for 2010.

Couple of things:
1. Hard to spell – could it signify hard to live, hard to forecast or just difficult in general? I had to look up the word to make sure I wasn’t spelling it incorrect. I know ‘Red’ could go either way (festive or danger) but it is easy to spell.

2. Blue-green – Hopefully it signifies blue and green of our planet and thus draws and keeps our focus on the climate/environment movement.

3. Opaque – I don’t quite know what to make of it. I do hope opaque as in open mind and spirit and not opaque as in empty and shallow.

4. Vacation – the color that comes instantly to mind when we say vacation is this blue, clear, turquoise water. More vacations?!

So, just so everyone (anyone?) who reads this know - it is a bunch of color-savvy people (and by color-savvy I mean some consortium of people (Pantone to be exact) who make colors for stuff – interiors, apparel etc.) who choose this for…what purpose, I don’t know. But, it is chosen now. Someone made the decision for us. More blue-green on walls, in scarves and more vacations! What’s not to like? Move over dull-RBG color- pellet.

It is a precious mineral and is prized as a gem. I hope we treat our life, our earth, the nature around us, the animals, and the ecosystems with the same sentiment. Cherish this coz’ this is one of its kind (or so we know until a real Pandora springs to life).

May this be the year when the blue-green earth remains as pristine as it is, or better yet, it turns bluer-greener!

P.S. If you were wondering about your 2009 color choice in floor tiles, cake frosting, shirts and hats or just curious in general - the color for 2009 was warm yellow!