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December 27, 2017 • Sarah Schwartz
500 Shades of Gray
It’s no surprise that Pantone featured the mid-tone dove gray Harbor Mist as a core classic shade in its Spring 2018 fashion palettes. This time-honored tone, as well as its surrounding shades, is more important than ever. Whether matte or metallic, combined with black and white or even another color, gray may just be the most important neutral of 2018!

Dote Note + Gift
Baby Grand Card
I Heart Eyewear
Upton Reader
Ümlaut Brooklyn
Congratulations Card
Shades of Expression Designs
Puppies Card
180 Degrees
Bone China Haberdashery Dinner Plates
Kleinfeld Paper
City Lights Suite with Matte Silver Foil Stamping on Gray Paper
Seashell Paper
Bra-Vo Card
Antiquaria
Horse Country Jotter
Lacelit
Shaped and Fashioned Blank Card
teNeues Publishing
Cat Collective GreenJournal
Lorena Canals
Ombré Machine Washable Gray Rug
Museware Pottery
Family Tree Flare
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