Ahead of Pantone’s December 4 announcement of its 27th Color of the Year, explore the complete history of selections that have shaped design trends and reflected our collective mood. Pantone will ...

Cross-industry color authority, Pantone, has been naming a Color of the Year since 1999, selecting an annual hue that reflects the direction of product design as well as broader cultural sentiments.

Standing here on the brink of 2026, I say Cloud Dancer as Color of the Year is an eerily spot-on harbinger the direction of American politics under Trump.

AUSTIN, Texas ( KXAN) — “A symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection.” That’s how Pantone described its Color of the Year for 2026: Cloud Dancer (11-4201).

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 ...

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 ...

Pantone has picked Cloud Dancer as the color that will represent the new year. It is known not only by the name Cloud Dancer, but also PANTONE 11-4201. While it is the first time a white shade has ...