Here's why you could see a lot of yellow and gray in 2021 and last updated 2020-12-10 17:38:54-05 This year has been ⦠wild. As many of us look ahead to 2021, itâs probably with a mix of hopefulness and optimism. The Pantone Color Institute, the color authority in the design industry, has revealed that the Color of the Year for 2021 is actually two colors, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow. âThe selection of two independent colors highlight how different elements come together to express a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting, conveying the idea that itâs not about one color or one person, itâs about more than one,â said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, in a