AUSTIN (KXAN) — “A symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection.” That’s how Pantone describes its Color of the Year for 2026: Cloud Dancer (11-4201). The color ...

The global color-industrial complex has spoken, and the verdict for 2026 is in: the future is white, specifically a shade called Cloud Dancer. After years of peachy pinks and cozy browns, the decision ...

Capturing the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of ...

The old adage of eschewing white after Labor Day is officially over. Today, Pantone announced that 2026’s Color of the Year is their 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, a soft shade of bright white evoking Kazemir ...

Color was supposed to be back in. After a decade of white kitchens so bright they could sterilize surgical equipment, the design world finally rediscovered mood: deep greens, inky blues, earthen ...

Capturing the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of ...

As Pantone goes light and airy with its 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, some designers are betting on deeper, more decadent shades that feel both bold and comforting. A sophisticated, rich shade ...

The 2026 Shade of the Year is Cloud Dancer, which is meant to symbolize "a calming influence in a society" Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Pantone has officially announced its color of the year for 2026 — and social media is… not having it. The color authority chose a crisp white hue called Cloud Dancer (Pantone 17-1230), describing it ...