How We Selected Our 2026 Accomplish Planner Colours

It all began with a question: What does balance look like this season?

That question guided us through months of reflection, trials and quiet discovery. We began this journey back in April 2025 and what started as a design exercise slowly became something more — an exploration of emotion and purpose.

Over six months, we went through more than twenty-five palette variations for the 2026 Planner. We tested how each shade behaved under different lighting. We studied how the colours looked when embossed, how they looked when printed and most importantly how they made us feel.  Every test revealed something new- how a colour carried emotion.

At first, we searched for high character, low chroma tones. We wanted colours that whispered elegance rather than those that shouted for attention. We compared Pantone TPG samples with real swatches and Planner mock ups. We made endless adjustments and refined every single hue (Wild Dove, Sargasso Blue, Deep Teal, Eden Green, Rhubarb Red, Umber, Afterglow, Black Onyx-) until it felt emotionally complete.

We wanted this year’s Planner colours to feel like peace after long striving — refined, grown-up, yet still tender and familiar. Somewhere in this process, the palette began to tell its own story. Each shade reflected a chapter in the journey:

Wild Dove — for quiet confidence, the depth that brings clarity and focus

Sargasso Blue — for calm determination, steady and composed through every season.

Deep Teal — for thoughtful creation, where imagination finds direction

Eden Green — for growth and renewal, rooted in patience and grace.

Rhubarb Red — for optimism after hard work, the warmth that follows persistence.

Umber — for grounded realism, a reminder that strength can be subtle.

Afterglow — for gentle resilience, the soft light that stays after effort.

Black Onyx — for discipline and direction, the courage to begin again each day.

By the time the final 7 colours and Black Onyx were approved, it no longer felt like a palette, it felt like a reflection of Neorah’s own growth, a set of shades chosen with intention, ready to accompany every moment you open a new book.

Colours meant to serve your year with quiet consistency — nothing more, nothing less.

True design never shouts — it simply stays.

Atelier Neorah