Against a backdrop of rising white nationalism, the ‘global authority on colour’ has chosen white as the shade of 2026. Four experts wade in on the implications for everything from interior design ...

Pantone Color Institute, a leading authority on color, selects a color of the year every year. For 2026, it’s “an airy white hue” they’re calling Cloud Dancer. “The cacophony that surrounds us has ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Pantone has named its Color of the Year for 2026, and the choice is quietly telling ...

For anyone who has spent years renting, staring at the same landlord-approved magnolia walls and dreaming of one day adding some actual personality to their home, Pantone's 2026 Colour of the Year ...

After teasing a countdown clock for days, Pantone unveiled its 2026 Colour of the Year: Cloud Dancer. The colour standards company introduced the annual proclamation in 1999 as a way to highlight the ...

From Lola Blankets and cloud trinket dishes to cozy loungewear and cashmere sweaters, these items embody the energy of this snowy white shade—whether you love it or hate it. Nothing embodies "Cloud ...

Pantone has officially crowned 'Cloud Dancer' —a soft, milky white tagged as Pantone 11-4201—as the Colour of the Year 2026. Unlike the vivid tones that have dominated recent years, this shade ...

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, ...

Last week, Pantone announced its annual Colour of the Year 2026, Cloud Dancer. Following Mocha Mousse and Peach Fuzz, Cloud Dancer, a not particularly distinctive shade of off-white, has been mostly ...

At 96, Pantone inventor Lawrence Herbert gets his due in ‘The King of Color,’ a documentary about the man who brought order to a chaotic 1950s world of color. Patrick Creadon is the director and ...

Woke white women have been melting down over Pantone revealing its annual Color of the Year is a shade of white — with some raging that the choice is tone-deaf and is proof that the “whitewashing of ...