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Coral depends on a remarkable symbiotic relationship with algae, which lives inside the organism’s tissue. When the algae-coral partnership is thriving, many coral display a healthy brown hue.

The only colour they provide is a dingy brown – they contain orange peridinin and green chlorophyll. The brilliant colours come from native pigments in the coral tissue.

After that there was a brief coral revival in the ’60s—ahem, mod—and then again in the Day-Glo ’80s, with the color falling out of fashion until the color-blocking trends of the 2010s.

This year’s color, PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral, is an animating shade of orange with a golden undertone, which reflects the warmth, nourishment, and shelter of coral reefs to sea life.

October 6, 2015 at 7:05 pm - More than 2 years ago Staghorn coral larvae don’t have eyes. Yet shifting the color of underwater light can reverse their usual preferences for spots to settle.