When I was managing the Garden Center, some of the Pantone color choices were really out there.
The only thing I liked about their wilder color choices some years (purple, orange, turquoise, lime green) was that they worked well for pottery. We sold a LOT of pottery and ceramic bird baths in wild colors. ;)
I like the system because I can duplicate colors using it.
As for Color of the Year, it’s like the Oscars.
It’s a marketing tool.
And I like what I like, not what soneone else tries to convince me I like.
My favorite home decor paint colors are from historic palettes.
I think I can safely say not one of those colors has ever been shortlisted for Color of the Year.