“The Pantone Color Institute has just published a report on the top colors for fall 2009 as described by designers showing at New York fashion week; the list suggests something of a Team USA bent (see “Purple Heart” and “American Beauty”). These shades (pictured above, left to right, top to bottom) are “a direct outcome of what’s happening in the world around us,” says Pantone’s executive director. Maybe so. Notably absent: cash green.”

PicoCool - Pantone Colors for Fall 2009