Color Trends 2026 by San Marco
The 2026 trend colors gathered into 3 stories to elevate your projects.
They are not just palettes: they are tales of light, emotion, and transformation.
San Marco’s 2026 trends are born from the encounter between design, culture, and nature, turning color into a universal language. Three stories to interpret the present and imagine tomorrow, through shades that spark new visions.
The future is already written in colors!
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Radical Optimism
TREND 01
Vibrant tones and bold contrasts bring to life a playful and expressive palette that infuses spaces with energy.
Strong colors combine with fresh whites and icy blues for a fresh, creative, and dynamic effect.
This palette is an explosion of visual vitality, designed for spaces that aim to stand out with personality and boldness. The palette combines strong colors — bright reds, spicy yellows, retro pinks, and crystalline blues — in graphic contrasts that are playful and engaging. The full-bodied colors are perfect for enhancing clean, geometric, or decorative surfaces. It’s a proposal designed for dynamic and creative environments: retail, hospitality, or homes seeking a strong visual identity.
Calm Nest
TREND 02
Soft tones and delicate shades create a suspended and soothing atmosphere.
Dusty, warm, and pastel colors blend in harmony, inviting you to slow down and experience space in a gentler, more sensory way.
In a world that moves fast, there arises a need to create interiors that slow the breath. This is therefore a palette suspended in time, composed of luminous shades, delicate and enveloping, yet still colorful — where sage greens, dusty blues, and soft pinks and apricots help to create calm, velvety, and deeply livable spaces. Minimalism becomes sensory, surfaces become embracing, and the space transforms into a nest.
Tactile Brutalism
TREND 03
Neutral and textured tones define an architectural and sophisticated palette.
Compact and powdery shades evoke the surfaces of concrete, plaster, and stone, expressing an essential and silent elegance made of raw textures.
Brutalism and warmth are no longer in contradiction thanks to a contemporary reinterpretation that explores space with a more sensory approach. This palette explores the balance between structural strength and material sensitivity: a new aesthetic that enhances full volumes and solid surfaces without sacrificing a sense of welcome. The palette is built on deep architectural neutrals and refined earthy greys, capable of giving character and monumental calm to any type of space.