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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pantone has been taken to task by some media outlets, and more critics on social media, for choosing “Cloud Dancer” — a version of ...

The company said the hue symbolizes "a calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection" The shade has sparked an online debate, with many claiming it shows a lack of ...

The world’s leading color authority, Pantone, just announced that its 2026 Color of the Year is 11-4201 Cloud Dancer and describes it this way: “A whisper of tranquility and peace in a noisy world.” ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pantone is going white for 2026 as it revealed Cloud Dancer as its newest Color of the Year. The shade with the code 11-4201 was described by Pantone as "a lofty white neutral ...

As 2025's cultural retrospectives begin to trickle in (read: Spotify Wrapped or Oxford's word of the year), Pantone is not to be outdone. The famed color factory on Thursday, Dec. 4, released its ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pantone's color of the year is Cloud Dancer. The famed color factory on Thursday, Dec. 4, released its shade of the upcoming year, ...

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 ...

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 ...