Keep Out the Cold and Bring Nature Indoors With the 2019 Color of the Year

By Melanie Aman Updated: January 22, 2019

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A new year means new resolutions, like eating healthier and moving more. If your promise for 2019 was to spruce up your home, what better way to do that than with the 2019 color of the year? After all, winter will surely keep us locked inside, so why not put that time to good use and add a splash of color to your walls? According to PPG Paints, the hue that will reign supreme this year is a regal shade of deep green.

PPG Paints Color of the Year 2019 Night Watch

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The hue is called “Night Watch,” and it’s a lush, comforting sea of rich emerald. “The urge to reconnect with nature is driven by today’s tumultuous, still somewhat rebellious, always-connected society. Empty space in our lives — such as downtime waiting for a bus or lulls in conversation — tends to be filled with the use of our smartphones and devices,” PPG’s senior color marketing manager Dee Schlotter said. “Being surrounded by ‘Night Watch’ can give some of that empty space back by pulling our memories of natural environments to the surface to recreate the calming, invigorating euphoria we feel when in nature.”

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PPG Paints has been around for more than 100 years, and they’ve recently started releasing their picks for color of the year. To determine which hues earn this coveted distinction, PPG’s global color team gets together annually to decide the next year’s color. This time around, the group spent days debating before settling on “Night Watch,” as well as four new palettes that are tied together by the color of the year.

Color of the Year 2019 PPG Paints Night Watch

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Considering the color green is often associated with growth, renewal, and fertility, it’s not surprising that staring at “Night Watch” for just a moment instantly transports us to some faraway land of peaceful relaxation. So why enjoy this beautiful pigment only indoors? If you take a closer look at your surroundings — if you really open your eyes — you’ll notice this stunning flush of color painting the world around you.

Keep scrolling to see all the times this vibrant hue has been hiding right in front of your eyes.

Ppg Paint Color Of The Year 2019 Night Watch Chard

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If you think of your salad as simply a tasteless vehicle for necessary vitamins and minerals, you're missing out. Hidden between the spinach, lettuce, and arugula is beautiful red chard — and it's not hard to see how it got its name. The eye-scorching red stems stand in stark contrast to the bright greens of the leaves. Who knew a rainbow of color was hiding in your lunchbox this whole time?
Ppg Paints Color Of The Year 2019 Night Watch Kate Middleton Baftas 2018

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No wonder "Night Watch" looked so familiar. We knew we had seen the dark green hue before, and it turns out we first noticed it on Kate Middleton. She sported this stunning green gown when she stepped out with her husband, Prince William, for the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award show. That night, the Duchess of Cambridge was the center of attention for one reason: People wanted to know whether she would wear black in support of the #MeToo movement. Though she opted for a colored shift in the end, she expertly navigated the delicate situation with class.
Ppg Paints Color Of The Year 2019 Forest

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Was this more what you had in mind when you first saw "Night Watch"? While a refreshing trip to the sea is always nice, there's something to be said for the deep, dark woods. A camping trip is a great way to disconnect from your phone and reconnect with Mother Earth.
Ppg Paints Color Of The Year 2019 Princess Diana Trooping The Color

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Before Kate Middleton and her stylish wardrobe left us green with envy, Princess Diana sparkled in a deep jade-colored frock. At the 1982 Trooping of the Colour, Diana was then pregnant with her first child, Prince William. Seeing photos of Diana all these years later reminds us that the late royal truly was the queen of fashion.