Pantone introduced its Color of the Year for 2025, Mocha Mousse. This is a warm, rich brown that captures a perfect balance of versatility and sophistication. This earthy tone, inspired by comforting elements like cocoa and coffee, reflects a growing preference for grounded, natural colors that evoke warmth and elegance.
Every year, Pantone’s Color of the Year sets the stage for design and fashion trends, influencing everything from home interiors to personal accessories. For Mocha Mousse, Pantone created a series of unique color stories to showcase its adaptability and emotional resonance across various applications, each with its own distinctive mood and feeling.
One of these stories, Relaxed Elegance, highlights the indulgence of life’s simple pleasures, like nature walks and sweet treats, while inspiring moments of personal comfort and wellness. This sensorial richness encourages us to curate experiences that bring calm and connection into our lives. Versatile and sophisticated, the shade transitions effortlessly across minimalist and decorative palettes, making it an ideal choice for eyewear.
For consumers, you can explore frames in this trending shade by using our store locator to find the frames features in this article!
Pantone’s Color of the Year in ClearVision’s Portfolio
The product team at ClearVision works year-round to stay ahead of trends and prepare customers for what’s around the corner. Across the ClearVision portfolio, there are several great matches for Pantone’s Color of the Year!
Adira
Adira was designed to celebrate women and all various phases of their lives, offering a range of sophisticated and stylish frames, from everyday essentials to fashion frames. The brand's mission is to provide eyewear for every woman, supporting her as she takes on various roles and responsibilities, or as she enters different stages in her life.
To learn more about Adira eyewear click here.
Hedy in Brown Mix
This stylish multi coloration features splashes of colors that resemble everything from Cream Tan to Mocha Mousse to Chocolate Martini amid other cool and warm tones.
It showcases a sophisticated acetate pillowed rectangle design with a subtle print accent on the inside of the temples, inspired by apparel prints.
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BCBGMAXAZRIA
An iconic women's fashion brand named for the Parisian term bon chic, bon genre, meant to convey the idea that good attitude is the basis of good style. BCBGMAXAZRIA embodies a true combination of European sophistication and American spirit.
To learn more about BCBG eyewear click here.
Brielle in Sand Grey Fade
Somewhere between a Cannoli Cream and Cream Tan, both Pantone choices in the Mocha Mousse color story, Brielle features a trendy acetate square eye shape with logo-etched metal combo temples.
This color features a luxurious fade coloration in the front. It is an option for anyone looking for a smaller fit.
Click here to see BCBG Brielle.
Endear in Brown Laminate
This richly colored match for Mocha Mousse is designed in a narrow almond eye shape, ideal for higher cheekbones and round or square faces.
The frame blends an acetate front with metal temples, highlighted by a shimmering cylindrical temple with an integrated spring hinge. It is available in Regular Fit and Petite Fit.
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Enigma in Tan
In a Sirocco-like take on Pantone’s Mocha Mousse color story, this sunglass model combines acetate and metal with a soft square eye shape. It stands out with a faceted top brow that creates a dramatic sculptural effect across the brow.
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Steve Madden
Inspired by rock and roll and his New York roots, Steve Madden’s vision to provide on-trend women and men with an outlet to express their individuality is innovative, daring, and inspiring. The eyewear collection remains true to the brand's roots. It’s about authenticity. It’s about embracing individuality. It’s Steve Madden.
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Lizabelle in Brown Multi
This multi coloration mostly falls on the darker side of Pantone's Relaxed Elegance color story for Mocha Mousse.
Designed for small women or teens, this acetate model features a soft square eye shape and a stylized temple core design visible through the transparent acetate material.
Click here to see Steve Madden Lizabelle.
Mayven in Brown Nutmeg
This acetate front features striations of tones resembling Mocha Mousse and complementary colors. The larger sized Style 'n Fit frame has a square eye shape with metal temples and a Steve Madden logo subtly incorporated into the design.
Click here to see Steve Madden Mayven.
Vinetta in Brown Nutmeg
This multi coloration front comes with layers of browns resembling Mocha Mousse balanced by striking temples as dark as Chocolate Martini.
The bold square cat eye sunglass features sharp geometric angles, and its fierce design is complemented by layers of color lamination on the front and faceted temples.
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Find Pantone Color of the Year Glasses Near You
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