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Tocco Report: Tocco 2026 Color Guide

5 Tocco Colors for 2026: Soleil Veil · Canopy Pop · Synthetic Dawn · Molten Lichen · Celadon Grass

We enter 2026 with clear eyes. The macro picture remains tough, but underneath it the operating rules have shifted: briefs are moving from novelty to longevity; procurement now reads lower-carbon, fewer toxics, higher recycled content, or it doesn’t ship; and AI is compressing discovery cycles from years to weeks. Cities are repairing, supply chains are learning to bend not break, and younger studios are privileging maintenance, modularity, and reuse over performative newness. In this context, colour is not a mask, it is a working language that aligns behaviour with intent.

Within this guide, each hue carries a job: Solar Veil signals disciplined optimism; Canopy Pop roots decisions in living systems and stewardship; Synthetic Dawn marks technology made for humans; Molten Lichen binds pressure into useful form: craft, industry, culture without losing their soul; Celadon Grass restores joy to the frame: playful, youthful, communal. This report by Tocco team translates those signals into a compact, evidence-led palette and application notes for teams who want optimism without naïvety and beauty without waste.

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  1. SOLEIL VEIL- #F4C947
  2. CANOPY POP - #1E4A1D
  3. SYNTHETIC DAWN - #B7A8E3
  4. MOLTEN LICHEN - #B74C1B
  5. CELADON GRASS - #AEB81B
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Modular, deep-seated upholstery with hand-sewn covers and cushioning over a spring core; and assembled tool-free without screws. Saw at Milan Design Week 2025. Photo courtesy of Objekte Unserer Tage.
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Modular, deep-seated upholstery with hand-sewn covers and cushioning over a spring core; and assembled tool-free without screws. Saw at Milan Design Week 2025.

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