1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgadminhttps://wamu.org/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3K6uY7Zo6Z"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/13/12/05/when_it_comes_to_colors_for_2014_emeralds_out_radiant_orchids_in/">When It Comes To Colors For 2014, Emerald’s Out, Radiant Orchid’s In</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/13/12/05/when_it_comes_to_colors_for_2014_emeralds_out_radiant_orchids_in/embed/#?secret=3K6uY7Zo6Z" width="600" height="338" title="“When It Comes To Colors For 2014, Emerald’s Out, Radiant Orchid’s In” — WAMU" data-secret="3K6uY7Zo6Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> As the year draws to a close, so does the reign of emerald, Pantone's 2013 color of the year. That intense green must make way for Radiant Orchid, the recently crowned color of 2014. Melissa Block talks with Pantone Color Institute director Leatrice Eiseman, who runs the color search, about what the hue she calls "beguiling," and describes as "a member of the purple family with a strong fuchsia-pink undertone."https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/wamu-default-og-image.png1200630