Colour of the year 2020: Shouldn't it be 'surgical mask blue'?

If the colour of surgical masks were to have a name, it would be "Mask Blue" and it very well could have been the colour of the year since it has been under our nose (as well as over it) since March. Photo: AFP

Every year, Pantone unveils the colour set to define the trends of the following year. For 2021, there are two: Illuminating, a bright yellow, and Ultimate Grey.

And there might be a third contender for the colour of the year, if we look at the creative output of a Russian artist: mask blue.