{"id":305572,"date":"2025-11-21T17:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/305572\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:48:44","slug":"bon-ivers-fable-salmon-is-now-an-official-pantone-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/305572\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Iver\u2019s fABLE Salmon Is Now an Official Pantone Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pantone<\/a> colors on the covers of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/5471-bon-iver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bon Iver<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/bon-iver-sable-ep\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SABLE, EP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/bon-iver-sable-fable\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SABLE, fABLE<\/a>: <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/BLACK-C\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/BLACK-C&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/BLACK-C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black C<\/a> and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/1625-cp\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/1625-cp&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/1625-cp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1625 C<\/a>. The latter now has an official name: fABLE Salmon. Read more about the Bon Iver partnership on <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/case-studies\/bon-iver-sable-fable-album-cover-salmon-pantone-color\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/case-studies\/bon-iver-sable-fable-album-cover-salmon-pantone-color&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/case-studies\/bon-iver-sable-fable-album-cover-salmon-pantone-color\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Pantone website<\/a>, and take a look at the swatch below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/5976-justin-vernon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Vernon<\/a> worked on the art direction for SABLE, and SABLE, fABLE with the Minnesota-based painter <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.rubennusz.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.rubennusz.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubennusz.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Nusz<\/a> and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/secretlygroup.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/secretlygroup.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/secretlygroup.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Secretly Group<\/a>\u2019s head of art and design, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/theymakeitinthebasement.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/theymakeitinthebasement.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/theymakeitinthebasement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miles Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was fun dialing in the specific color to Justin\u2019s vision,\u201d Nusz told writer Andy Battaglia for Pantone. \u201cMany people don\u2019t know that we see color through not only cultural biases but also through the lens of language. Color and language are inseparable. As we adjusted the color temperatures for the salmon (between cool and warm) and the hues that mix to make the color, we were careful not to make the salmon too red, too yellow, or too orange. When a color is more abstract, it\u2019s less pinned down by language\u2014it opens up. As we perfected the color, it came to be defined by two words: Bon Iver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson added, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of space [in cover art] that gives you access to a record, but it can also act as a barrier or alter your perception of the music. Justin was very keen here to keep peeling away any layers that might be on top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pantone has partnered with musicians a number of times in the past. There has been <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/pantone-announces-official-prince-purple-color\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Symbol #2<\/a>, in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/3397-prince\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince<\/a>; <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/press-releases\/laura-mvula-partners-with-pantone-color-institute-to-create-empowering-signature-shade?srsltid=AfmBOoohM9ZCUG8ekYSZZpaa8ZdW-D6K847aq3KFgooLsU2qXC4Eo9AD\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/press-releases\/laura-mvula-partners-with-pantone-color-institute-to-create-empowering-signature-shade?srsltid=AfmBOoohM9ZCUG8ekYSZZpaa8ZdW-D6K847aq3KFgooLsU2qXC4Eo9AD&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/articles\/press-releases\/laura-mvula-partners-with-pantone-color-institute-to-create-empowering-signature-shade?srsltid=AfmBOoohM9ZCUG8ekYSZZpaa8ZdW-D6K847aq3KFgooLsU2qXC4Eo9AD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Noise by Laura Mvula<\/a>; and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grateful Red<\/a> and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/pantone-grateful-dead-colors-2694837\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stealie Blue<\/a>, for <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/5843-grateful-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Grateful Dead<\/a>. And, while not given an official name by Pantone, you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/brat-summer-is-dead-long-live-brat-summer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the green hue<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/29761-charli-xcx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charli XCX<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/charli-xcx-brat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brat<\/a> in the catalog as <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/3507-C\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/3507-C&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-finder\/3507-C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pantone 3507 C<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bon Iver fABLE Salmon\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bon-Iver-fABLE-Salmon-Pantone.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are two Pantone colors on the covers of Bon Iver\u2019s SABLE, EP and SABLE, fABLE: Black C&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[121736,88,216,3,14065,777],"class_list":{"0":"post-305572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-bon-iver","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-textaboveleftsmall","13":"tag-web"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}