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Pantone has named 'Cloud Dancer' (PANTONE 11-4201) as its 2026 Color of the Year.

The color is described as a natural, billowy white meant to evoke tranquility and peace.

Cloud Dancer follows the 2025 Color of the Year, which was chosen to evoke feelings of comfort.

If Pantone's 2025 Color of the Year was designed to evoke feelings of comfort in a noisy world, Pantone's 2026 Color of the Year is designed to quite literally turn the volume all the way down—with inspired vibes of tranquility, peace and the promise of a blank slate.

'Cloud Dancer' (PANTONE 11-4201) has been unveiled as Pantone's chosen hue for 2026, marking the first time ever that the brand has selected white as its designated shade.

Far from a harsh, stark white though, Cloud Dancer has a bi

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