First I found this...

Which led me to this..

After googling 'Pantone's color forecast 2009' I found this...

and then this!

Pantones Colour of the Year is:

Isn't it funny how you find these things out - especially when this just happens to be my favourite colour right now! Who knew I was so cool? haha!

"The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Mimosa also speaks to enlightenment, as it is a hue that sparks imagination and innovation."