When the color experts at Pantone announced Cloud Dancer as their 2026 Color of the Year, they predicted the shade would inspire a kind of cool calm. But the choice of Cloud Dancer, which Pantone ...

Some shades are simply worn. Others are felt. As we look ahead to 2026, the defining color will not arrive loudly or dramatically. Instead, it will emerge with quiet confidence: Cloud Dancer, a soft, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pantone has been taken to task by some media outlets, and more critics on social media, for choosing "Cloud Dancer" - a version of white - for the 2026 Color of the Year. Leatrice Eiseman, executive ...

Pantone has chosen its 2026 Color of the Year, and depending on how you look at it, it could be colorless — or the reflection of every color. The "color?" White. Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201) to be ...