When I sat down to meet virtually with the Pantone Color Institute to discuss their Color of the Year 2026, I was definitely expecting something different—after all, the last few years have been a ...

In a colorless move that, Pantone says, speaks to our collective longing for calmness, a clean slate, serenity, and focus, the New Jersey-based global color authority named Cloud Dancer — a billowy, ...

Pantone has announced the official color of the year for 2026: a shade of white called “Cloud Dancer.” Also known as Pantone 11-4201, Cloud Dancer is “a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity ...

Pantone named its lightest Color of the Year to date on Thursday: Cloud Dancer (11-4201), a neutral with a narrative that’s all about wiping the slate clean. The off-white shade was chosen as a ...

But for the first time ever, Pantone’s color is essentially a non-color. Or you could call it every color. Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is a white. In Pantone language, that’s code 11-4201—aka ...

For many years, before the COVID-19 pandemic and the social media-ification of trend forecasting—and trends in general—Pantone had a firm grasp on the design world with its annual christening of the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. White has become a kind of answer to an overwhelming world. When a home feels busy, noisy, or emotionally ...

In 2026, consumers will be wearing white even after Labor Day. At least, that’s the bet Pantone is making with its color of the year, cloud dancer, a soft white. This year, alongside hues of brown (as ...