The Colour of the Year, “Cardinal,” and accompanying Forecast Stories—Feel More, Salt, India Everywhere, and Bad Taste?—are unveiled by Asian Paints’ ColourNext.

The 22nd edition of the highly regarded Colour and Material Intelligence forecast has been released by Asian Paints ColourNext, the leading expert on colour and design trends in India. Asian Paints has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 20 years, using its knowledge of color, materials, and design to predict trends that reflect the social and cultural climate of the day. ColourNext, the first program of its kind in the subcontinent, presents four trend stories, the Colour of the Year, and the Wallpaper of the Year for 2025. It provides a forward-thinking roadmap that will influence the year’s design and décor trends.

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Cardinal was selected as the 2025 Color of the Year due to its intricacy as a human color. Cardinal expresses the yearning for deeper connections—with ourselves, our emotions, and the world around us—in a time when authenticity is more important than ever. It arouses feelings of nostalgia, present-moment awareness, and future audacity. This deep tone lends a layer of depth and reflection to interiors, fashion, and design, giving each area a sense of power and individuality. Spring Tune, the 2025 Wallpaper of the Year, is a timeless visual symphony that combines art and nostalgia in a beautiful portrayal of nature’s subdued elegance.

“Spring Tune” is announced by Asian Paints as the 2025 Wallpaper of the Year. With each blossom whispering a tale of grace and tranquility, Spring Tune develops like a beautiful reverie, inspired by the tranquil nooks and crannies of an old Indian courtyard. Like the warmth of a home that feels lived in forever, delicate stems and patient flowers rise from attar bottles, rising towards a limitless sky that belongs everywhere and nowhere. Time slows down beneath their branches, in an atmosphere full of possibilities, beckoning one to just be. Spring Tune is a celebration of unrushed elegance that turns areas into serene havens where nostalgia and design coexist together.