Sherwin-Williams is rethinking this whole Color of the Year business, today unveiling not one but nine Colors of the Year. Theyre calling it the Color Capsule of the Year.We wanted to tell a different color story, Sue Wadden, the color marketing director at Sherwin-Williams, tells ELLE DECOR. This concept gives us a lot of runway to help people think about color in new ways and inspire designers without confining them to just one shade.Courtesy Sherwin-WilliamsGrounded is a warm brown hue with red undertones. The palette contains three brownsClove, a deep dark chocolate; Grounded, a warm, caf au lait; and Malabar, a creamy tan. There are also two whites: White Snow, a bright white, and an off-white called Sunbleached. These act as a great combination color to the browns, creating a quiet luxury feel, Wadden explains. Courtesy Sherwin-WilliamsRain Cloud is a muted teal that pairs well with every color in the nine-hue collection. There are also some pops of color. Theres a yellow-green called Chartreuse, which Wadden says is omnipresent as of late. It has been everywhere for the last five seasons, she adds. Were seeing it on the runways, on the streets. As for in the home, Wadden recommends using it in small doses in accent pieces. It can be paired with Bosc Pear, a rich gold that Wadden says is on the rise. And finally, the Sherwin-Williams team also pulled in some cooler colors, including Rain Clouda cloudy teal that Wadden defines as a restrained, muted spin on a teal classicand Mauve Finery, a soft purple, because as Wadden predicts, purple will definitely be part of the conversation in 2025. While the palette balances brightness and subtlety, the deeper, richer tones in the group signal an interest in turning the dial down on the color wheelespecially when compared to the color authoritys anointed 2024 color, a soft, whisper blue that was revealed in the form of silky-smooth frosting atop a cronut. This year? The paint company partnered with floral design company East Olivia for an elaborate bouquet that brandishes the collections nine hues. Clearly, colors grown up. Courtesy Sherwin-WilliamsSherwin-Williams teamed up with floral design brand East Olivia to create a bouquet that features the palettes nine colors. Indeed, the paint companys choice to release a nine-color collection reflects a rising interest in thinking of color dualistically. On the heels of the 2023 color-drenching trend, which involves painting every surface of a room in a single paint color, paint brands evolved the concept to double drenching, the use of not one but two (or three or four!) colors in a space. Thats definitely part of the conversation were having, Wadden says. Whether its using bright jewel tones or more restrained hues together, people are still, I think, going to be excited about taking a risk and trying something new.While the paint brand says their divergence from the standard one-color rollout is in celebration of their 15th anniversary of the COTY initiative, Wadden says it remains to be seen whether they will continue to release more than one color in future years. It might stick, Wadden says. Who knows, maybe midnext year, Ill give you a call and say, Its nine or nothing now!Rachel SilvaAssistant Digital EditorRachel Silva, the Assistant Digital Editor at ELLE DECOR, covers design, architecture, trends, and anything to do with haute couture. She has previously written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Citywire.