It’s official: Pantone has picked emerald as the top color of 2013. The annual announcement always comes with some pseudo-sociological reflections—while tangerine, 2012’s reigning color, “provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward,” according to Pantone’s press release, emerald is “the color of growth, renewal, and prosperity, [as] no other color conveys regeneration more than green.”
For those looking to incorporate the hue into their affairs, here are 11 inspiring ideas from emerald-colored events.
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