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Living December 5, 2019

Pantone announces 2020 Color of the Year

WATCH: 2020’s color of the year announced

'Tis the season for the Pantone Color of the Year and "Classic Blue" takes the coveted spot for 2020.

PHOTO: Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year
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Expect to see “Classic Blue” everywhere in 2020, from sneakers to cosmetics and more.
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"Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication,” Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said in a statement.

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PHOTO: Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year
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Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue.

Pantone has partnered with brands to bring "Classic Blue" to life in a new and unique way, from taste to scent and texture, which should offer everyone obsessed with the color the perfect shopping inspiration.

Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking...

"The way to start a conversation around color and engage with color is very different today and we wanted to be able to share this with our audience and bring them with us on a colorful journey. To share in this color in a more holistic way. To be able to engage with color through all of their different senses," Pressman told "GMA."

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Pantone has turned one of its 2020 Color of the Year into a “multi sensory” experience, offering a new way for people to engage with the shade — through sight, taste, scent and more.

Although the company picks a new color annually, we expect "Classic Blue" to make a permanent mark on everything from fashion to interior design.

PHOTO: Shailene Woodley attends The Fashion Awards 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall, Dec. 2, 2019, in London.
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Shailene Woodley attends The Fashion Awards 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall, Dec. 2, 2019, in London.

Last year's color was "Living Coral" and helped inspire many design trends, including pink Christmas Trees.

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The Pantone Color Institute spends the year scouring the globe — from the runway to current events, technology trends and more — to find shades that are influencing society to choose its Color of the Year.

Previous picks have included "Ultra Violet" (2018), "Greenery" (2017), "Rose Quartz" and "Serenity" (2016).