Pantone’s new colors of the year are a nod to gender equality

Get ready to be surrounded by a kaleidoscope of pastel hues. In an unexpected turn, Pantone, the world’s authority on color, has declared not one, but two “Colors of the Year” for 2016: A soft pink called Rose Quartz (Pantone 13-1520) and a muted blue called Serenity (Pantone 15-3919).