The Baltimore Sun

White is the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year. They say the choice isn’t political | COMMENTARY

In a colorless move that, Pantone says, speaks to our collective longing for calmness, a clean slate, serenity, and focus, the New Jersey-based global color authority named Cloud Dancer — a billowy, ...
HELLO BEAUTIFUL

Pantone’s 2026 Color Of The Year Is White—Let’s Talk

Pantone dropped its 2026 Color of the Year, and reactions were instant. The shade is officially called Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201)—a soft, airy white the brand describes as “calming and fresh.” ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2026 Is a ‘Blank Canvas’ Called Cloud Dancer—or, in Other Words, White

Pantone has announced the official color of the year for 2026: a shade of white called “Cloud Dancer.” Also known as Pantone 11-4201, Cloud Dancer is “a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity ...
Time

Pantone Chooses White as its Color of the Year for the First Time Ever. See It Here

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 ...