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

Pantone's color of the year for 2026 is Cloud Dancer, a 'billowy white' that is meant to bring calm to a chaotic world ...
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, ...
Forbes

Pantone’s White Pick Sparks Political Backlash

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year Choice, Cloud Dancer, is being read as everything from a soothing reset to a politically tone-deaf choice in a year marked by DEI rollbacks. Some have claimed that ...
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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.” ...
Fast Company

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is visual tofu

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 ...