Pantone will announce its 27th Color of the Year on December 4.

Pantone has spoken, and the design world is buzzing—Cloud Dancer has officially been crowned the Pantone Color of the Year 2026.

“A billowy, ethereal white imbued with a feeling of serenity that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection,”...