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" Color trends come and go, but one constant remains: Color is the most powerful element in home decorating. It can excite, relax, inspire and delight. The &amp;quot;it&amp;quot; colors today do all those things and more. Here, the latest word from leading color experts and interior designers. Ocean Tones  With our heightened awareness of the environment, colorists are looking to nature more than ever for inspiration. &amp;quot;Blue suggests the ocean, which is both so vital to life and also so soothing in its effect. Blues and muted blue-greens are the colors of the year because they are incredibly restful and calm,&amp;quot; says color consultant Bonnie Krims, who credits blue&amp;#039;s popularity with the current eco-awareness today. Plum is the New Black &amp;quot;People always love blues and greens,&amp;quot; notes color expert Leatrice Eiseman, &amp;quot;but what&amp;#039;s especially new is that blue is also taking on more of a purple tone.&amp;quot; The Pantone color &amp;quot;Liberty,&amp;quot; for example, is blue like the blue in an iris and that Eiseman says is one of the hottest colors right now, because the color&amp;#039;s move to purple gives it a more meditative mood. Give purple a spin toward plum and you have another one of the hottest colors this year. Says Krims: &amp;quot;Plum may become the new black. You see how it influenced the electronics world in computers and cell phones.&amp;quot; Solar Yellow Another top color trend is inspired by the power of the sun and our eco-conscious mentality. &amp;quot;The warm colors connote energy,&amp;quot; says Eiseman, who created a &amp;quot;Solar Energy&amp;quot; palette for Pantone that includes vibrant yellows and oranges. An interesting juxtaposition to the hot hues is the use of grays. Touch of Gray The all-white monochromatic scheme has long been a design favorite, and this year is no exception. Touches of soft gray inject the white scheme with a fresh feeling, as in the &amp;quot;Modern Tranquility&amp;quot; palette created by Benjamin Moore, which features neutral hues of gray, off-white, and palest blue. Floral Inspiration Another way to create a foolproof scheme is to choose floral colors. &amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t go wrong with colors that are based on flowers\u2014the world of violets, pinks, and greens,&amp;quot; says Krims. Personal Style More than anything, color choice is all about personal style. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s never just one hot color,&amp;quot; says Eiseman. &amp;quot;People surround themselves with the colors that suit their lifestyle and their moods.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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