Pantone reveals Color of the Year 2026 'Cloud Dancer'
Updated On: 09 December, 2025 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pantone picks ‘Cloud Dancer’ for 2026, capturing a global shift toward reflection, simplicity and gentle reset
Pantone picks `Cloud Dancer` as Color of the Year 2026. Photo Courtesy: Official Instagram account of Pantone
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Pantone has officially crowned `Cloud Dancer` —a soft, milky white tagged as Pantone 11-4201—as the Colour of the Year 2026. Unlike the vivid tones that have dominated recent years, this shade embraces quietude, subtlety and a gentle sense of presence. It’s not just another white, Pantone insists, but a colour chosen to reflect the shifting emotional landscape of the coming year.
As 2026 approaches, Pantone notes that the world is navigating a moment of transition. With hustle culture, chronic overstimulation and an always-on lifestyle weighing heavily on people’s minds, many are consciously seeking pause and small pockets of calm where they can breathe, reflect and re-centre. Cloud Dancer symbolises that collective exhale. Described by Pantone as a “lofty white imbued with serenity,” the shade is meant to represent a renewed appreciation for simplicity and the grounding comfort of stillness.
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