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Let’s address the pink elephant in the room: that the Color of the Year, First Light 2102-70 is, well, pink. Understandably, the choice is not sitting comfortably with everyone, especially homeowners resistant to putting a soft, rosy hue on the walls. As the much buzzed-about 2020 Color Trends palette from Benjamin Moore shows, there are more inspiring neutrals to explore.

Everyone, and we mean everyone, looks next-level happy and healthy with a rosy glow. Slowly sip on that fact as we bask in Benjamin Moore’s choice for Color of the Year 2020: First Light – a fresh and luminous blush-pink stunner that is both flirty and flattering. 

After spending 15 years at Sherwin Williams, where he learned the ins and outs of commercial paint sales and management, Bret joined the Colorize team in Niskayuna in 2018. Working at Colorize is much like it is working with Colorize (especially if you like talking about sports most of the day!), Bret says.

Hiring a professional paint contractor is a lot like choosing a life partner – they need to be trustworthy and willing to go all-in on communication and commitment before you talk finances and hand them the key to your front door.

Katie’s professional paint career started in college, interning and then working part-time at Sherwin Williams. After graduating with a marketing degree from SUNY Oswego, she continued full time with the company, eventually managing a store in New York City.

Color drives everything in our world, including the A-listers of consumer products: apparel, accessories, architecture and automotive. So when the world’s foremost expert on color announces which transcending tint will be next year’s trendsetter, we sit up and take notice.