Many may refer to the two colors simply as "pink" and "blue," but Pantone said the specific color combination demonstrates "an inherent balance between a warmer, embracing rose tone and the cooler, tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and peace."

The color combination is said to represent balance, calm, wellness, compatibility, duality and tranquility.

In the past, Pantone has selected one color each year. The 2015 color of the year was marsala, the 2014 color of the year was radiant orchid and the 2013 color of the year was emerald green.

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The renovation of Jekyll Island's Great Dunes golf course includes nine holes designed by Walter Travis in the 1920s for the members of the Jekyll Island Club. Several holes that were part of the original layout where located along the beach and were bulldozed in the 1950s.(Photo by Austin Kaseman)

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman