Sometimes with color, less is more.

That’s the word from global color authority Pantone, which named PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer its Color of the Year for 2026. Pantone says the billowy white shade has an ethereal white hue imbued with a feeling of serenity.

Pantone says Cloud Dancer serves as a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection. It also symbolizes the human desire for a fresh start while quieting the mind, encouraging true relaxation and focus and evokes feelings of peace, unity, and cohesiveness, according to the company.

“At this time of transformation, when we are reimagining our future and our place in the world, Cloud Dancer is a discrete white hue offering a promise of clarity,” said Leatric

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