House of Worktops Styles the 2024 Pantone Colour of the Year: Peach Fuzz

Last Updated on May 20, 2026

2024 is the year of Peach Fuzz.

Since the year 2000, the Pantone Colour Institute has crowned one of its tones ‘Colour of the Year. This year, we were treated to Peach Fuzz, an orangey-pink hue that seamlessly incorporates itself into your home.

According to Pantone Colour Institutes Executive Director, Leatrice Eiseman, Peach Fuzz, “echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection” and is “radiant with warmth and modern elegance”. But just how does it fit in with existing décor, and how can you incorporate this year’s Colour of the Year into your kitchen space?

Why Choose Peach Fuzz?

Peach Fuzz has created quite a storm since being announced as the Colour of the Year by Pantone, and there’s good reason for it.

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One of the big benefits of Peach Fuzz is just how neutral the colour is. Not quite a pastel, but extremely close to it, the peach tones add a layer of warmth to the rooms it’s used within. Neutral colours are perfect for any home and offer plenty of flexibility in what they can be paired with. All of this means that you won’t be limited at all in terms of the kitchen décor, worktops or cabinets you can choose from.

Interior experts have had their say on Peach Fuzz over the past few months and the general consensus is that thanks to its understated appearance, you can decorate your whole room using the colour when balanced out with other neutrals. It also works extremely well as a standalone feature wall in kitchens and helps to tie together various elements of a kitchen’s décor together.

How does Peach Fuzz fit into different kitchen styles?

There’s no denying that Peach Fuzz is creating a real buzz in the interior world thanks to how easy it is to incorporate into almost any existing décor. Here, we take a closer look at some of the most popular kitchen styles and give you some insight into how we think Peach Fuzz works best:

Traditional kitchens – Cream and beige are great accompanying colours when you’re considering Peach Fuzz for your traditional kitchen design. The colours complement each other really well, with the warmer tones of peach offsetting the cooler vibes that cream and beige bring. To really make the colours tie together, we’d also recommend using brass fixtures to maintain the feel of a traditional kitchen design, whilst enhancing the welcoming and cosy feel of your kitchen.

Modern kitchens – Peach Fuzz adds a very subtle amount of warmth when in sleek modern kitchens. Whether you’re looking to add the colour as a feature wall in your kitchen or want to mix up your kitchen cabinets by painting them, we’d recommend using a high-gloss Peach Fuzz. This can be paired with some stainless-steel appliances to give some contrast and personality to your sleek, modern kitchen design.

Rustic Kitchens – One of the major benefits of using Peach Fuzz in a rustic kitchen design is the colour’s ability to soften some of the key aspects included in most rustic kitchens. For example, when paired with natural wood elements such as a real wood worktop, and harsher textures, Peach Fuzz can mellow out other aesthetics in the kitchen really nicely.

Minimalistic kitchens – Much like modern kitchens, a minimalist kitchen can often require a little lift in terms of colour and warmth, and Peach Fuzz, when used sparingly, can achieve this. The key is getting the balance between keeping a minimalist design and injecting some personality into the space. Accents of Peach Fuzz on walls can be a great place to start, or looking to invest in countertop accessories with the hues of Peach Fuzz could be an avenue you want to explore.

Pairing with Peach Fuzz with kitchen worktops

When it comes to the perfect pairing for your kitchen worktops, Peach Fuzz has an undeniable adaptability that means you can pretty much choose any style of worktop and you can’t go far wrong. Here are a few of our top suggestions for marrying up peach fuzz with countertops in the kitchen:

Solid Surface Worktops

While real quartz and granite worktops are a great option for pairing with Peach Fuzz, they are extremely expensive and out of a lot of people’s price range. With that in mind, we’d recommend solid surface worktops, as they have a fantastic likeness to quartz and granite worktops, are extremely durable and long-lasting, but come in at a fraction of the price of the real thing.

Real Wood Worktops

There are several options you might want to consider when pairing Peach Fuzz with authentic wooden worktops, as there are plenty of styles that match perfectly.

Rustic oak worktops give a nice contrast to the lighter tones that Peach Fuzz brings through, with the wooden worktop’s natural textures offering a balanced organic look to your kitchen. As mentioned previously, we find that peach tones are great for softening real wood, so could be a great option if you want to achieve that look in your kitchen.

Alternatively, you could opt for a slightly lighter beech worktop, this gives a more seamless and modern look to your kitchen, which goes really well with Peach Fuzz. Thanks to the muted tones of peach, you’ll find that the pairing works really nicely together, helping to balance both aspects.