Tangerine Tango: 2012 Color of the Year

Now I know 2012 is going to be an amazing year! Why you ask? Well, the Pantone Color Institute, the world renowned authority on color that inspires design professionals around the world, has chosen Tangerine Tango as the 2012 color of the year. One headline read "Orange you glad Tangerine Tango is the color of 2012?". You can imagine it took but a second for me to click on that article!! Described as warm, uplifting and energizing, this reddish orange color is sure to lead us through a dramatic year.

For those of you who know me (and for those of you who don't, check out my blog name!), ever since I was 14 years old (I am now 27), orange has been a defining element of my existence: from my undergarments, clothes and accessories, even to my kitchen appliances. I remember when I first became obsessed with orange, it wasn't the easiest color to find in stores. I wanted my prom dress to be orange, but that was next to impossible, short of having is custom made. But in recent years, it's as though an orange starburst has exploded on the planet and now EVERYTHING is made in orange. I own just about everything in orange, but there remain two big ticket items on my orange wishlist: a Storm Orange Range Rover and a Viking Kitchen in Tangerine.

I must admit that Tangerine Tango isn't my favorite shade of orange. I prefer a more smooth pumpkin orange myself, but don't get me wrong, to some degree orange is orange and I won't discriminate! For me, orange is epitome of happiness, never failing to bring a smile to my face.