Overview
- Pantone officially named Pantone 1625 C as fABLE Salmon, the pinkish color featured on Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE cover art.
- Justin Vernon led the visual direction with painter Ruben Nusz and Secretly Group art chief Miles Johnson, who detailed the careful tempering of the hue.
- Vernon described the shade as evocative of “salmon-belly” flesh and themes of darkness and renewal explored across the album era.
- A coordinated merch line using the color—reported to include mugs, notebooks, keyboards, and tote bags—accompanies the rollout.
- Media coverage has floated fABLE Salmon as a possible 2026 Color of the Year contender, with Pantone’s decision due December 14, and some outlets listed an unofficial hex of #ffa58a.