Pantone Color of The Year 2026 is Cloud Dancer

Ellen Effy Su. Jan. 4, 2026.

Cloud Dancer, (PANTONE 11-4201) is a soft white and was recently announced as Color of the Year 2026 by Pantone. This is the first time in history that Pantone has selected the color white for this winning category. Cloud Dancer showcases a calming, serene. It acts as a blank canvas for flowers, clothes, and colorful tapestries. It reveals the current desire to seek quietness in a world where noise never stops. It represents heaven, death, birth, and new beginnings. It evokes peace and clear thoughts in loud chaos. It is the clean towel that shields the wet, vulnerable body from the cruel elements. It is simple, and the color on most interior walls. It is seen by many daily. It serves as a backdrop for creative additions. This is a delicate shade of white, far from sterile. It could symbolize renewal. Cloud Dancer allows other bright colors to shine. It brings lightness to any environment. It is a change from intense, vivid shades. As a reminder to all to be kinder to ourselves this year, PANTONE wants us to remember the calm before and after the storm. Make love happen, not war.