Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world's authority on color, announces its Color of the Year. On Thursday, Pantone declared "Mocha ...

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 ...

For its evocative nature and warmth, Pantone 17-1230 mocha mousse was selected as Pantone’s 2025 color of the year. Pantone Color Institute Executive Director Leatrice Eiseman artfully describes mocha ...

Pantone has released a countdown clock for its annual Color of the Year announcement, set to be revealed on the morning of December 4. The color choice is widely used to shape decisions in numerous ...

Reporter Pantone has named its eagerly anticipated annual color of the year for 2026, choosing a “billowy, balanced white” named Cloud Dancer. The self-described “global color authority” claims that ...

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 ...

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 ...