Channeling the Pantone color of the year, Kaeding says mocha mousse is a shade to look out for. “This is a rich, warm brown with just a hint of coolness, making it super wearable,” she says.

This earthy cocoa-meets-caramel hue is Pantone’s reigning color of the year, and let’s just say, this summer, it’s giving main character energy in the most understated, quietly confident way. Think ...