The Pantone Color Institute, known for creating and branding specialized shades of color that appear on products like Motorola's phone line , has announced Cloud Dancer white as the 2026 Color of the Year. Enlarge Image

The graphic helps illustrate the Cloud Dancer shade of white, which is slightly warmer in tone compared to the white surrounding the Pantone logo. Pantone

This shade of white, debuting Thursday alongside a number of partner products that will feature the color tone, was chosen following a year of societal research by Pantone. Laurie Pressman and Leatrice Eiseman, Pantone Color Institute's vice president and executive director respectively, said in an interview with CNET that Cloud Dancer's selection reflects a desire to find calmness amid a frenetic society, wi

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