Cloud Dancer, Pantone's 2026 Color of the Year, reflects a shift toward calm, versatile neutrals shaping the 2026 color forecast and modern fashion trends.

In early December, Pantone announced its color of the year. For those of you who haven't heard the news, it's Classic Blue. Let's just say people had some thoughts about it. It's important to note ...

Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week we look at how to use the Pantone Color of the Year at home.

For decades, Grateful Dead fans have proudly donned their reds and blues. The hues, part of the band’s lightning skull logo, have bedecked vans, tie-dye shirts, and tattoos as Deadheads trailed the ...

Each year, when Pantone and other color-centric businesses name their Color of the Year, it’s often a gauge of the mood of the country: are we festive, pensive, earthy or bold? The recent announcement ...

It’s December, which means it’s time for year-end lists, holiday gift-guides and the annual Pantone Color of the Year announcement. In recent years, the Color Institute has selected shades based on ...

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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 ...

Pantone has named an “evocative soft brown” its color of the year for 2025, continuing a tradition that has now run for more than a quarter of a century. In a statement published Thursday, the global ...

The following article is a written adaptation of an episode of Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism, Slate’s new podcast about companies in the news and how they got there. Pantone’s founder once said ...