Color holds incredible power. It transforms mood, shapes perception, and sometimes even sparks a memory you didn’t know existed. In living rooms, on websites, across brand identities, the right ...

Pantone choosing a shade of white for the 2026 Color of the Year sparked progressive backlash over the weekend comparable to the reaction to the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad. On Thursday, Pantone, ...

Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2025 was Mocha Mousse (PANTONE 17-1230). Colour of the Year 2026: The Pantone Colour Institute has officially chosen its Colour of the Year, and it’s a sweep away from ...

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year Choice, Cloud Dancer, is being read as everything from a soothing reset to a politically tone-deaf choice in a year marked by DEI rollbacks. Some have claimed that ...

When it comes to color, Pantone is recognized as a leader in credibility and expertise. They developed the Pantone Matching System (PMS), which assigns a unique number to each color. This system ...

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 ...

Pantone has unveiled its 2026 color of year: Cloud Dancer (11-4201). “A symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection” — that’s how the company describes the ...

For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and objective best pieces of art they encountered in the preceding ...

The shade follows predecessors Mocha Mousse, Peach Fuzz, Viva Magenta and Very Peri Pantone named Cloud Dancer, a serene white neutral, as its 2026 Color of the Year The shade symbolizes calm, ...

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 ...

The selection is described as a "calming influence." The Pantone Color Institute has officially unveiled its 2026 Color of the Year. The Color Institute, a consulting service within Pantone, a design ...

Each year, Pantone’s Colour of the Year reflects where the world stands — socially, culturally, and emotionally. As we look forward to the announcement for 2026, it’s worth revisiting the last five ...