Sherwin-Williams today announces the 2025 Colormix® Forecast: Capsules, comprised of 48 hand-selected trending colors that discover a deeper connection between the colors we love and the lives we lead. Looking ahead to 2025, the Colormix® Forecast alternates from the biennial color-family focus of Anthology and highlights another facet of Sherwin-Williams thought leadership: macro trend storytelling.
The 2025 Colormix Forecast is organized in four expertly chosen capsules: Chrysalis, Paradox, Wellspring, and Kindred, which aim to tell the deeper stories behind the colors inside of a home through quiet luxury, joyful risk-taking, modern mindfulness, and building a better world for all, where everyone can find something to suit their space and style.
Through rigorous research, expert global trend analysis, and deep industry understanding, the Sherwin- Williams Colormix® Trendsight Team guides the way with data-driven insights to create the yearly forecast. Tune into the first episode of Sherwin-Williams debut podcast: Colormixology, to learn more about the color forecasting process. Launching today and available on your favorite podcast app(s) including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music and more, the color and design podcast hosted by Sherwin-Williams Director of Color Marketing, Sue Wadden will dive into the vibrant world of design trends, cutting-edge home and design technology, and the hues that move us. The first episode, titled 2025 Colormix Forecast: Capsules, will be all about the 2025 Colormix Forecast, featuring Sherwin-Williams Color Marketing Manager, Emily Kantz and KLH Custom Homes Owner and Creative Director, Liz Hoekzema. Colormixology will consist of monthly episodes with industry leaders as guests in several episodes, including Award-Winning Interior Designer, Sheila Bridges as well as Designer, Artist and Photographer, Dabito, and many others.
“With the 2025 Colormix® Forecast, we want to invite everyone to immerse themselves in the storytelling world of Capsules: an exploration of the magic contained within the colors, materials, and finishes that will inspire innovation, create connections, and illuminate the future of residential and commercial design,” said Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams. “The strength of our color forecasting allows us to anticipate the trends of tomorrow and shape a more vibrant, harmonious, and responsive world—a topic I’m excited to discuss in the first episode of our new podcast: Colormixology™.”
Capsule One: Chrysalis
Capture the essence of peaceful, intentional living and transformative future thinking in a sanctuary of colors inspired by wood tones, sifting sands, and freshly turned earth.
Capsule Two: Paradox
Conquer the conventional with a palette of dopamine drenched colors that defy expectations: electric brights, grounding neutrals, and candy-coated accents.
Capsule Three: Wellspring
Delve into the mystical blues, meditative midtones, and compelling chromas that connect us to the land, to creating things by hand, and to a richly personal epic narrative.
Capsule Four: Kindred
Embrace a mindset of openness and belonging with a collection of warm neutrals, sheltering deeps, and warmhearted colors that nurture and nourish.
Colormix for Commercial Spaces is an exclusive design resource applying the collection of the 2025 Colormix Forecast: Capsules to the commercial landscape. As the team of experts craft the Colormix® Forecast, they weave key commercial colors into each palette – curated intentionally for designers, architects and other visionaries. These hues are poised to play an influential role in shaping the innovative space of commercial design – including hospitality, education, healthcare, workplace and beyond.
All 48 hues included in the forecast are available at Sherwin-Williams stores nationwide and online.
Learn more about Sherwin-Williams Colormix Forecast 2025: Capsules and other color selection resources at swcolorforecast.com.
