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Too much white in a room can leave your space feeling sterile and boring. Let’s add depth and interest to your design by spinning the color wheel to find the best colors that go with white. There’s a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pantone choosing a shade of white for the 2026 Color of the Year sparked progressive backlash over the weekend comparable to the reaction to the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad. On Thursday, Pantone, ...

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, highlights the design power of off-whites. But lighting and undertones can make or break neutrals. Designers share their favorites. London-based Argent ...

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.” ...

When the color experts at Pantone announced Cloud Dancer as their 2026 Color of the Year, they predicted the shade would inspire a kind of cool calm. But the choice of Cloud Dancer, which Pantone ...

Dancer Gia Bella is among three artists tapped to ring in Pantone's 2026 color of the year. (all images courtesy Pantone Color Institute, unless otherwise stated) “The cacophony that surrounds us has ...