Gallery: Pantone Goes Rogue and Chooses Two Colors of the Year

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    Sephora and Pantone collaboration.
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    KitchenAid in Serenity Blue.
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    From the BCBG Max Azria Spring 2016 line.
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    Street art collaboration between Pantone and LA artist Man One.
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