The 2026 Shade of the Year is Cloud Dancer, which is meant to symbolize "a calming influence in a society" Courtesy of Pantone On Dec. 4, Pantone announced its 2026 Color of the Year: Cloud Dancer ...

The shade follows predecessors Mocha Mousse, Peach Fuzz, Viva Magenta and Very Peri Colson Thayer is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering home, travel, and real estate. He joined PEOPLE in 2024.

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 ...

Reporter Pantone has named its eagerly anticipated annual color of the year for 2026, choosing a “billowy, balanced white” named Cloud Dancer. The self-described “global color authority” claims that ...

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 ...

With the new year just weeks away, the color experts at Pantone have declared 2026's official Color of the Year is "Cloud Dancer." Cloud Dancer is "a billowy, balanced white imbued with a feeling of ...

A shade of white will be the defining color of the next year. Get those stain-removing pens ready. By The Styles Desk Pantone, the self-styled color experts, have been predicting a “color of the year” ...