With the new year just weeks away, the color experts at Pantone have declared 2026’s official Color of the Year is “Cloud Dancer.” Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

The old adage of eschewing white after Labor Day is officially over. Today, Pantone announced that 2026’s Color of the Year is their 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, a soft shade of bright white evoking Kazemir ...

Considering that “rage bait” was Oxford University Press’ 2025 “Word of the Year,” the fact that “Cloud Dancer” is Pantone’s 2026 “Color of the Year” makes perfect sense. This neutral white — not too ...

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 ...

The global color authority has selected a “warming rich” hue for its 26th Color of the Year Getty Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2025 is a big win for quiet luxury lovers! The global color authority ...

The choice by Pantone to make a white shade called Cloud Dancer the 2026 color of the year has been met with swift backlash online from color enthusiasts who’ve slammed the decision as a boring and ...