Tangerine: The color to wear in 2012

January 15, 2012 3:25 PM

It's been called "invigorating," "dramatic" and "seductive." But only neophytes dare call it . . . merely . . . orange. No, the shade you'll be seeing lots of in coming months is tangerine, and not just any tangerine -- but "Tangerine Tango," a reddish-orange hue recently declared 2012's color of the year by Pantone, a leading color-forecasting firm based in Carlstadt, N.J.