Is the beginning of the quarter making you feel stressed? You might consider a new wall color for the new year. Pantone revealed in a recent press release that turquoise (Pantone 15-5519) is the color of the year for 2010. The reason? According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, turquoise “is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky. Through years of color word-association studies, we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many – taking them to a tropical paradise that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy.”