2026
Cloud Dancer云舞白
11-0900
A statement of blank space for the overloaded era: cloud-like off-white, muting a noisy world.
Color Trends
Every Pantone Color of the Year since 2000 - 27 years of collective mood compressed into one swatch, from millennial Cerulean to Cloud Dancer.
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PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR
2026This year's color
Cloud Dancer云舞白
PANTONE 11-0900 · #F0EEE9
A statement of blank space for the overloaded era: cloud-like off-white, muting a noisy world.
All Colors of the Year
27 years · 29 official colors · including 2 dual-color years (2016 / 2021)2025
Mocha Mousse摩卡慕斯
17-1230
Healing brown of chocolate and coffee: refined yet grounded, satisfying everyday indulgence.
2024
Peach Fuzz柔和桃
13-1023
Tactility in the AI age: velvety peach evoking touch and intimacy, warming up digital life.
2023
Viva Magenta非凡洋红
18-1750
Fearless magenta rooted in cochineal red - celebrating brave experimentation after the reset.
2021×2
Ultimate Gray & Illuminating极致灰 · 亮丽黄
17-5104 / 13-0647
Duo of the pandemic year: resolute gray embracing bright yellow - light persisting through the gloom.
2020
Classic Blue经典蓝
19-4052
A stable anchor into the new decade: borderless classic blue, dependable on the eve of turmoil.
2019
Living Coral活珊瑚橘
16-1546
Lifeblood of the human-machine era: golden coral warmth pushing back against virtual detachment.
2018
Ultra Violet紫外光
18-3838
Purple of rebellion and creativity - a nod to music legends and cosmic imagination, countercultural to the core.
2017
Greenery草木绿
15-0343
Nature's call in a digitally fatigued era: fresh yellow-green reconnecting us with the outdoors.
2016×2
Rose Quartz & Serenity水晶粉 · 宁静蓝
13-1520 / 15-3919
The first two-color year: Rose Quartz paired with Serenity, voicing gender fluidity and inner balance.
2014
Radiant Orchid璀璨紫兰花
18-3224
An orchid for the innovation year: confidence blooming with warmth, sparking imagination.
2013
Emerald祖母绿
17-5641
Gemstone green of recovery: wisdom, healing and prosperity - an elegant footnote to the rebound.
2012
Tangerine Tango探戈橘
17-1463
Sophisticated but magnetic orange energy - dramatic and vivacious, making energy the word of the year.
2011
Honeysuckle金银花粉
18-2120
A lift in the face of challenge: honeysuckle pink, everyday courage against the doldrums.
2010
Turquoise绿松石
15-5519
Recovery-year turquoise: healing waters within reach, restoring body and spirit alike.
2009
Mimosa含羞草黄
14-0848
Golden yellow of hope: a shaft of sunlight through the economic winter, standing for optimism and warmth.
2008
Blue Iris蓝鸢尾
18-3943
Deep blue-violet before the financial storm: mysterious, thoughtful and steadying in an anxious year.
2007
Chili Pepper辣椒红
19-1557
Peak individual expression: outgoing, confident, seductive - the first loud statement of the social web era.
2005
Blue Turquoise蓝绿松石
15-5217
Tropical blue-green equilibrium: escapism and resort imagery, equal parts calm and vitality.
2004
Tigerlily虎百合橙
17-1456
Exotic warm orange ignites optimism: heat, energy and adventure in the wave of globalization.
2003
Aqua Sky水色天
14-4811
Clear aqua after the storm - calm and restorative, echoing the desire for peace and renewal.
2002
True Red真实红
19-1664
Emotional solidarity after 9/11: the purest red, a symbol of love, courage and resilience.
2001
Fuchsia Rose洋红玫瑰
17-2031
A bold statement after recession: saturated fuchsia announces the return of exuberance in a dawning digital age.
2000
Cerulean蔚蓝色
15-4020
The first hue of the new millennium - a serene sky blue carrying transparent optimism for the century ahead.
Three decades of color
2000s · Millennial overture
The new millennium opened on Cerulean and Aqua Sky as internet optimism and anxiety alternated; exotic warm tones fueled mid-decade adventure, while Blue Iris (2008) and Mimosa (2009) soothed the financial crash.
2010s · Loud declarations
Social media turned color into public conversation: Emerald, Ultra Violet and Living Coral went viral in turn; 2016 broke the single-color tradition and the announcement became a global marketing starting gun.
2020s · The healing turn
A turbulent decade pushed color toward comfort: Classic Blue, Ultimate Gray & Illuminating, Peach Fuzz, Mocha Mousse and finally Cloud Dancer (2026) - blank space as the collective demand of an overloaded world.
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About the Color of the Year
What is the Color of the Year?
A program run by the Pantone Color Institute since 1999, announced each December for the following year. The institute weighs global culture, technology, materials and socio-economic trends to single out the hue that best captures the collective mood - directly steering product decisions across fashion, interiors, industrial design and branding.
Why do some years have two colors?
Only twice: 2016 (Rose Quartz + Serenity) and 2021 (Ultimate Gray + Illuminating). The first voiced gender fluidity and inner balance; the second held gloom and hope together in a year that needed both.
Do the HEX values match the Pantone swatch books?
HEX values on this page follow Pantone's official annual-release sRGB values. A few TCX printed swatches differ slightly (e.g. Marsala 2015); in those cases no direct swatch-card link is shown and print work should rely on the physical card. 25 of 29 entries match our in-house official TCX cards digit-for-digit and link straight through.
How do I use a Color of the Year in my work?
Click any swatch to open its color profile: 10 format conversions, six harmony schemes, scales and contrast advice. Or open the last five Colors of the Year as a ready-made palette in the editor and export to PNG/GPL/ASE.