![]() ![]() ¹ Pantone Color of the Year 2021 / Introductionįor information on Pantone® please click here. ![]() It tickles me that Pantone® picked these colors this year and once again I am reminded how the colors we see in nature brighten and add inspiration to our lives. Before they head south for the winter they will lose all of the gray feathers that they had in the nest. Juvenile Yellow Warblers have both Ultimate Gray and Illuminating yellow in their plumage for a short period of time. Yellow Warbler fledgling begging from a willow – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 400, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light Seriously though, I find the color gray soothing. I’d better love this color because my hair is going gray one strand at a time. The colors of pebbles on the beach and natural elements whose weathered appearance highlights an ability to stand the test of time, Ultimate Gray quietly assures, encouraging feelings of composure, steadiness and resilience.”¹ Their reasoning for selecting it “is emblematic of solid and dependable elements which are everlasting and provide a firm foundation. The Palm Warbler is somewhat similar in appearance to the adult male Cape May Warbler, which also has some rust on its face. Other warblers that might be confused with the Palm Warbler include the Cape May Warbler and the Yellow-rumped Warbler. Ultimate Gray is the first achromatic color that Pantone® has picked for a color of the year. Juvenile birds are very similar to adults. They can look a bit messy when they are molting but I think they are adorably messy. Yellow Warbler chicks start out with soft gray plumage that is molted before they leave their nesting grounds. Juvenile Yellow Warbler perching in an elderberry bush – Nikon D500, f9, 1/640, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light From the yellows in birds, flowers, and the golden light I seek at dawn to photograph my subjects in.Īs seen in the photo above the recently fledged Yellow Warbler has the same shade of Illuminating yellow in its plumage. Yellow isn’t what I’d call my favorite color for walls but I love seeing and photographing it in nature. Pantone® picked Illuminating, a lovely yellow color, because it “is a bright and cheerful yellow sparkling with vivacity, a warming yellow shade imbued with solar power.”¹ ![]() The Pantone® colors of 2021 are PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating and the birds I knew that had those exact colors are juvenile Yellow Warblers. Immediately after seeing the two colors Pantone® had picked for 2021 I knew I had photos of birds whose plumage had those two colors and thought about doing this post. The only other time Pantone® has done that was in 2016. A few days ago I saw that Pantone® had announced the 2021 color of the year and noticed that they picked two colors for upcoming year. Here is a little geekiness about me which is that I follow the Pantone® Colors of the Year because I design graphics and websites. Yellow Warbler juvenile calling from a Blue Elderberry – Nikon D500, f9, 1/1000, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light ![]()
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