Pantone marks 25 years of Coldplay’s ‘yellow’ with Wembley installation
By James Herring on Thursday, August 14, 2025
To mark 25 years since Coldplay dropped ‘Yellow’, Pantone has given one of London’s busiest staircases a tonal glow-up.
To mark Coldplay’s return to Wembley Stadium for their ‘Music of the Spheres’ tour, Wembley Park has partnered with Pantone on a new public art installation titled Yellow 25 – a nod to the band’s iconic track and their ten-show run starting 22 August.
The Spanish Steps at Wembley Park (the pedestrian link between Wembley Stadium and the OVO Arena) have been transformed into a giant colour swatch .
(Image credits: Ben Pipe)
The installation moves through 58 shades of yellow, from muted pastels to bold golds, echoing the build of the track.
Each colour was matched to a note in the song, brighter for higher notes, deeper for richer ones. The chromatic scale was then framed in white, to form a giant Pantone colour chip – explained said Claudio Giambrone, head of cultural programming
According to Jane Boddy, creative director at the Pantone Colour Institute, the project was about visualising the “emotional journey of the song.”
“Wembley Park is shaped by music and shared experiences,” said Claudio Giambrone, head of cultural programming. “So this felt like the right fit.”
