Anne the Beadbear

PANTONE COLORS FALL 2011

Bamboo
is a soft warm golden color, like butterscotch amber, golden calcite (http://www.beadbear.com/g0901.shtml), citrine, topaz, yellow sapphire, canary diamonds, champagne pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/c0111.shtml ) or serpentine; moissanite. Contrast with tiger-eye topaz (http://www.beadbear.com/i0308.shtml), or vintage tiger glass (http://www.beadbear.com/f1002.shtml) Wear with brown, green, or red (http://www.beadbear.com/h0905.shtml)


Emberglow
a gentle orange, like the glow of a Padparadscha sapphire, orange chalcedony, Madagascar citrine; carnelian (http://www.beadbear.com/f1007.shtml); red jasper; Baltic amber, a favorite gemstone of Catherine the Great(http://www.beadbear.com/d0907.shtml); some alexandrite; goldstone. Contrast with green (peridot), apple chalcedony or demantoid garnets. Wear with your favorite camel-hair slacks or skirt and cashmere.


Honeysuckle
in the rose family, suggesting rhodolite garnet(http://www.beadbear.com/d0909.shtml); lepidolite (http://www.beadbear.com/a0207.shtml; http://www.beadbear.com/g0910.shtml, mauve pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/c0907.shtml), pink tourmaline, rhodochrosite, pink sapphire, rubies (http://www.beadbear.com/b0111.shtml) or cherry quartz. Wear with white, black or purple suitings for dramatic effect


Phlox
purple-blue a versatile hue that is complimented by (http://www.beadbear.com/h0909.shtml), amethyst, tanzanite, iolite, blue aventurine, purple aventurine, blue lace agate, blue sapphire, aquamarine; mystic topaz. Can be contrasted with rhodolite garnet.


Cedar
a subtle greenish khaki or putty color: suggests rutilated quartz (http://www.beadbear.com/g0908.shtml), serpentine (http://www.beadbear.com/f0207.shtml), jade, labradorite, chrome diopside, peridot, nephrite (http://www.beadbear.com/g0909.shtml), green tourmaline, heliodor, chrome diopside, green aventurine (http://www.beadbear.com/f1005.shtml); nephrite; pearls; alabaster


Deep Teal
a perennial favorite to show off malachite (http://www.beadbear.com/d0908.shtml), emeralds, deep green tourmaline, rutilated quartz, bronze, or green peacock-dyed freshwater pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/h0907.shtml; http://www.beadbear.com/f0904.shtml; http://www.beadbear.com/d0901.shtml); moss agate, and turquoise (http://www.beadbear.com/f1010.shtml); amazonite-Chinese(http://www.beadbear.com/d0903.shtml) or Russian. Contrast with rubies (http://www.beadbear.com/b0111.shtml)


Coffée Liqueur
velvety brown with a grey undertone, like chocolate diamonds, smokey topaz or quartz (http://www.beadbear.com/e0311.shtml; http://www.beadbear.com/f1012.shtml), Siberian amber (http://www.beadbear.com/f1009.shtml); dyed freshwater pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/e0902.shtml); (http://www.beadbear.com/e0905.shtml)


Nougat
better than beige or ecru: kunzite, morganite, pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/c0902.shtml; http://www.beadbear.com/f1016.shtml), rose quartz (http://www.beadbear.com/f1014.shtml;http://www.beadbear.com/f0905.shtml), pink or champagne diamonds


Orchid Blush
palest gray: Akoya pearls, labradorite, moonstone, star sapphires, aquamarine; natural blue topaz. Contrast with onyx, black diamonds, Tahitian pearls. Contrast with rubies or garnet, or Venetian glass gold foil beads (http://www.beadbear.com/c0903.shtml)


Quarry
pale blue-gray; aquamarine, blue topaz,London blue topaz®, blue sapphires, star sapphires, pearls (http://www.beadbear.com/h0902.shtml), lapis (http://www.beadbear.com/f1003.shtml)or amazonite (http://www.beadbear.com/d0903.shtml); blue diamonds