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

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With the new year just weeks away, the color experts at Pantone have declared 2026’s official Color of the Year is “Cloud Dancer.” Cloud Dancer is “a billowy, balanced white imbued with a feeling of serenity,” a color that’s designed to both soothe us and inspire us to make a fresh new start, the company said Dec. 4.

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