--- title: 50 Shades of Red: Marsala Named 2015 Color of the Year description: A marsala shade of red will be the 2015 color across fashion, makeup and design, the consultancy firm Pantone announced Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/3617823/there-may-be-50-shades-of-red-but-only-marsala-is-the-color-of-the-year/ author: Noah Rayman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-04T14:43:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:24.708Z og:title: 50 Shades of Red: Marsala Named 2015 Color of the Year og:description: A marsala shade of red will be the 2015 color across fashion, makeup and design, the consultancy firm Pantone announced Thursday. og:url: https://time.com/3617823/there-may-be-50-shades-of-red-but-only-marsala-is-the-color-of-the-year/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 50 Shades of Red: Marsala Named 2015 Color of the Year twitter:description: A marsala shade of red will be the 2015 color across fashion, makeup and design, the consultancy firm Pantone announced Thursday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # There May Be 50 Shades of Red but Only Marsala is the Color of the Year > Sponsored content. 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So says the design consultancy firm Pantone, which picked Marsala as the Color of the Year. “Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue embodies the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal, while its grounding red-brown roots emanate a sophisticated, natural earthiness,” Leatrice Eiseman, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said in a statement. “This hearty, yet stylish tone is universally appealing and translates easily to fashion, beauty, industrial design, home furnishings and interiors.” Pantone, which is owned by X-Rite, the maker of color-matching products, has named a Color of the Year since 2000\. 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