🏆 Color of the Year 2026 for APP

In 2026, Pantone unveiled its Color of the Year: Cloud Dancer (Pantone 11-4201 TCX). This is a restrained and understated white that does not rely on strong visual impact, but instead conveys a sense of calm, focus, and balance through its soft, airy, cloud-like qualities. Unlike stark pure whites or high-contrast bright whites, Cloud Dancer presents a gentle and controlled tone. It avoids sharpness, allowing spaces to “breathe” through subtle shifts in lightness and softened visual edges. In interior design applications, Cloud Dancer offers exceptional versatility and adaptability. Whether used as a primary color across walls, ceilings, or architectural structures, or as an accent within furniture, textiles, and soft furnishings, it blends naturally with light, materials, and spatial form to create a refined and understated aesthetic. As natural light changes throughout the day, the color reveals delicate layers and nuances, giving spaces a quiet, comfortable atmosphere with emotional depth. Inspired by this annual color vision, we introduce the Color of the Year 2026 design challenge, inviting you to create a space centered around Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer. Using the updated material pack, explore how color, lighting, materials, and spatial structure can come together to integrate this defining hue into a complete interior design. There are no style limitations. Your design may be soft and restrained or bold and expressive; futuristic or serene. We encourage you to explore how Cloud Dancer interacts with space to shape both visual expression and emotional experience. Define space with Pantone. Design the meaning of 2026.