15 images inspired by Pantone’s 2015 Color of the Year: Marsala

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Every December, Pantone announces its upcoming Color of the Year, and every year most designers can’t wait to start searching for images and creating lightboxes inspired by the new hue.

This year’s color, Marsala, is a dusky burgundy that draws its name and its shade from the Marsala wines of Italy. Its deep, reddish tones are perfect for the cranberries, cackling fires, and cuddly sweaters of the upcoming winter season, and they’ll guide us all the way to autumn 2015, when leaves the color of Marsala begin to fall.

Explore a few of our favorite Marsala images below, then click through to a Color of the Year lightbox to see 75 more.

Discover 75 more Marsala-inspired images in our Color of the Year collection »