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Pantone has released a countdown clock for its annual Color of the Year announcement, set to be revealed on the morning of December 4. The color choice is widely used to shape decisions in numerous ...

Pantone named its lightest Color of the Year to date on Thursday: Cloud Dancer (11-4201), a neutral with a narrative that’s all about wiping the slate clean. The off-white shade was chosen as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

But for the first time ever, Pantone’s color is essentially a non-color. Or you could call it every color. Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is a white. In Pantone language, that’s code 11-4201—aka ...

Reporter Pantone has named its eagerly anticipated annual color of the year for 2026, choosing a “billowy, balanced white” named Cloud Dancer. The self-described “global color authority” claims that ...

It’s hardly a colorful choice. Since 1999, Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, has announced their ...

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 ...

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 ...