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Who did better? Color sequencing with ChatGPT vs DeepSeek
Using Generative AI to create a sequential color scheme with the Pantone 2025 COY.

In this writing I share my success in using either ChatGPT or DeepSeek to create a sequential color scheme with Mocha Mousse, the Pantone 2025 Color of the Year. In 2024, ChatGPT was unable to handle a similar request for Peach Fuzz, the Pantone 2024 Color of the Year. What a difference a year makes.
In 2025, DeepSeek is challenged to accurately determine the Pantone 2025 COY but can suggest a sequential color scheme for Mocha Mousse. Let’s get started on this journey by first reviewing the Pantone COY and then begin exploring how a text based generative AI tool can help in building a data color scheme based on this hue.
Pantone’s Color of the Year Concept:
The Pantone company produces the Pantone Matching System (PMS) and the Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) System, proprietary color spaces. PMS is used primarily in graphics for printing, packaging, and digital media. FHI is used in a wide range of other industries including fashion, cosmetics, fabric, plastics, and paints. When Pantone PMS inks are applied to a physical color reproduction process, it is frequently possible to accurately match the colors…