Pantone announced its Color of the Year for 2026: Cloud Dancer, described as “a billowy white imbued with serenity.”
Of the color, the company’s shared, “Cloud Dancer encourages true relaxation and focus, allowing the mind to wander and creativity to breathe, making room for innovation.
“In motion and in pause, Cloud Dancer drifts between light and ethereal, a living calm that invites renewal, vision in serenity and creative release.”
“At this time of transformation, when we are reimagining our future and our place in the world, Cloud Dancer is a discrete white hue offering a promise of clarity,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, in a statement. “The cacophony that surrounds us has become overwhelming, making it harder to hear the voices of our inner selves. A conscious statement of simplification, Cloud Dancer enhances our focus, providing release from the distraction of external influences.”
In your home, Pantone’s ‘Cloud Dancer’ is a soft white that can brighten rooms, add calm, and give interiors a lighter, refreshed feel — especially for home staging.
Cloud Dancer separates itself from sterile, ‘factory default’ whites through its organic warmth. In dining and entertainment spaces, it can promote connection, while adding ethereal inspiration to bedrooms. And for those tired of algorithm-driven microtrends like colorful kitchen cabinets, Cloud Dancer offers a simple and natural respite. With clean lines and airy energy, the color will simplify and energize your space!
Plus, Cloud Dancer easily pairs with other colors. It can anchor darker-hued shades or balance vivid accents. For sustainable and cost-conscious homeowners, the color is as flexible as it is graceful, easy to incorporate without having to completely redo the space.
Whether you choose to set the stage with Cloud Dancer as the paint color or incorporate the color in textured rugs and throws, adding a bit of serenity to your space goes a long way.