Not quite ready to invest in the real thing? Pantone says the emerald color will be all over the place for 2013, meaning you can channel the style without the emerald cuts. Photo credit: thisisbossi/Flickr

Long a hit with red carpet starlets, emerald will get a bit of extra attention in 2013 as Pantone’s Color of the Year.

17-5461 is the official ID – speaking of, are Pantone IDs the equivalent of Social Security numbers for colors? When their glory days are behind them, and they’re sent off to an old age home for hues we can see Honeysuckle sitting around with a cup of hot cocoa complaining to Turquoise that Pantone payments just haven’t kept up with the cost of living, but we digress.

Emeralds, though often admired for their strong, vibrant green cuts, actually have a beautiful range that includes greens tinged with just a hint of blue (our favorite, and an ideal shade to complement the turquoise color of the year items still in your closet or around your home) and even pale, glassy shades that wouldn’t be recognized as emeralds at first glance.

Pantone seems to have settled on the slightly bluish green shade to represent the spectrum. For design geeks, we present the RGB, CMYK and HTML Hex codes of Pantone Emerald, between a few complimentary and contrasting spectrums.

RGB, CMYK and HTML color codes for Emerald

For those who are just reminded of their love for the shade and want ways to incorporate it, try these 9 emerald style and home pieces.

 Pamela Henson Silk Blend Emerald Green Dress Pants $118

J.Crew Men’s Lambswool V-Neck Sweater $64.50-69.50

Alexander McQueen Green Bustier Dress $2091.87

The Limited Faceted Translucent Bracelet $12.45

Marc Jacobs Green Paradise Rio Bag $1195

Colombo Men Green Cashmere Oblong Scarf $331

BBJ Luxe Emerald Green 4-pc. Charger Plate Set $143.99

Diane von Furstenberg Golf Green Twigs Duvet $199.99-249.99

Orrefors by Karim Eko Green Votive Candle Holder $35

What, you may ask, is Honeysuckle 18-2120? It’s Pantone’s pick for the color that will rule the world in 2011.

Taking over for Turquoise 15-5519, Leatrice Eiseman, the Pantone Color Institute’s Executive Director, describes the color as “a captivating, stimulating color, that gets the adrenaline going- perfect to ward off the blues.” {the Independent}

Poor blues. Just last year soothing turquoise shades were the color to beat, and now they get the news that they just weren’t upbeat enough for 2011.

Eiseman tells the Independent “While the 2010 color of the year, Pantone 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor.”

If you’re feeling emboldened by the color of the year, but want to lend the color to web or print design products, the codes in the image above should be a good starting point. Honeysuckle’s HTML hex color is #D34B73 and the corresponding RGB values are 211, 75, 115.

If you’re not one for the blue lagoon shades, fear not as 9 other colors are included in Pantone’s most recent report. From left to right as they appear in the vertical stripes pictured above, there’s Endive, a pale yellow; Golden Glow, which as the name implies is a rich autumn gold; Living Coral, which is, well – coral; Lipstick Red, a berry-tinged shade of red; Purple Orchid, a bright purple; Chocolate Truffle, a purple-hued brown; Lagoon, possibly a sister shade to the Turquoise announced as the “it” color last year; Woodbine, a grassy green; Oyster Gray, a soft gray with a hint of pink; and Rose Dust, a soft pink with a hint of gray.

Lipstick Red, Living Coral, Purple Orchid and Chocolate Truffle are obvious choices for shades likely to pop up in beauty products, with the others more likely to make appearances in clothes on the runway.

Read full story {Hypebeat}