Pantone named its lightest Color of the Year to date on Thursday: Cloud Dancer (11-4201), a neutral with a narrative that’s all about wiping the slate clean. The off-white shade was chosen as a ...

But for the first time ever, Pantone’s color is essentially a non-color. Or you could call it every color. Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is a white. In Pantone language, that’s code 11-4201—aka ...

Pantone is more than a color language for designers—it’s grown into a global design force. But is that good? The elaborate web of products represents the company’s strategic and unwavering quest to ...

The Pantone Color Institute on Thursday announced its Color of the Year for 2026—Cloud Dancer. Headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, Pantone LLC is best known for its proprietary color naming system ...

CARLSTADT, N.J., and REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 5, 2025 — Pantone, the global color authority and provider of digital solutions for the design community, and Microsoft Corp. are joining forces to guide ...