Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. Glidden’s 2026 Color of the Year is Warm Mahogany, a rich red color that’s ...

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 ...

The 2026 Shade of the Year is Cloud Dancer, which is meant to symbolize "a calming influence in a society" On Dec. 4, Pantone announced its 2026 Color of the Year: Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201) The ...

As 2025's cultural retrospectives begin to trickle in (read: Spotify Wrapped or Oxford's word of the year), Pantone is not to be outdone. The famed color factory on Thursday, Dec. 4, released its ...

It’s hardly a colorful choice. Since 1999, Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, has announced their ...

Capturing the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of ...

The paint company’s 2026 choice is a deep espresso shade inspired by fine tailoring. The hue signals a design shift toward warmth, polish and brown’s cozy appeal. ByR. Daniel Foster, Contributor.

Pantone, the global color authority based in Carlstadt, just announced its color of the year. Let’s just say the internet is not impressed. The New Jersey company, considered a global authority on ...

Pantone has chosen its 2026 Color of the Year, and depending on how you look at it, it could be colorless — or the reflection of every color. The "color?" White. Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201) to be ...