If you’re planning on using the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year Mocha Mousse in your new brand indentity color palette, be sure to keep accessibility in mind. People with low or impaired vision may not be able to read your marketing message if this color is used poorly. Here are my tips for using the 2025 Pantone Colour of the Year with accessibility in mind.

In this digital world, people initially look to the internet and social media for information, so it’s essential that visual communication is intentionally designed to allow as many people as possible the basic right to access that information. With 1 in 6 people in Australia living with a disability*, it’s so important (in fact it’s a legal requirement) to make sure everyone has access to information, products and services.

The social media space is noisy and crowded and it’s not yours. You’re playing in someone elses’ backyard and they can tell you to pack up and go home anytime they want to. Algorithms change (constantly!), platforms go down, and accounts are hacked or shut down. You put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into building your business and you deserve to be in control.