Spring-Summer 2016
The Pantone colours of the year – Rose Quartz and Serenity (pale pink and pale blue) lead the pack for the colours for spring and summer 2016, however there are some bold colours – notably fiesta, a bright red with blue undertones and buttercup, a bold golden yellow.
Here are the gemmie equivalents of this season’s colours:
Rose Quartz – think rose quartz (!), pink chalcedony, Peruvian pink opal, morganite
Serenity – think blue lace agate, blue chalcedony, tanzanite, cornflower sapphire
Peach Echo – think pink-peach (angelskin) coral, morganite
Limpet Shell – think turquoise, blue magnesite, sky blue topaz, angelite
Snorkel Blue – think lapis lazuli, sodalite, dumorterite, blue sapphire
Lilac Grey – think rose de france amethyst, sterling silver, grey pearls
Buttercup – think imperial topaz, citrine
Green Flash – think serpentine (new jade), tsavorite garnet
Iced Coffee – think imperial jasper
Fiesta – think red bamboo coral
Spring – Summer 2015
Aquamarine – think sky blue topaz, angelite, chalcedony, blue lace agate
Scuba Blue – think turquoise, blue magnesite, Swiss blue topaz
Lucite Green – think Peruvian amazonite, Russian amazonite, amazonite
Classic Blue – think sapphire, iolite, lapis lazuli, sodalite, dumorterite
Toasted Almond – think Imperial Jasper
Strawberry Ice – think rhodochrosite, rose quartz
Tangerine – think carnelian, mandarin topaz, agate, orange hued garnets, amber
Custard – think lemon quartz, lemon citrine
Marsala – think mookaite, jasper, rhodonite
Glacier Grey – think silver, pearls