Smithsonian Magazine

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2026 Is a ‘Blank Canvas’ Called Cloud Dancer—or, in Other Words, White

Pantone has announced the official color of the year for 2026: a shade of white called “Cloud Dancer.” Also known as Pantone 11-4201, Cloud Dancer is “a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity ...
Nature

Healthy, natural, efficient and tunable lighting: four-package white LEDs for optimizing the circadian effect, color quality and vision performance

Over the decade, the solid-state lighting sources based on white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has improved to overtake incandescent and fluorescent lighting types because of many advantages such as ...
Forbes

Pantone’s Off-White Color Of The Year: Why Undertones Matter

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, highlights the design power of off-whites. But lighting and undertones can make or break neutrals. Designers share their favorites. London-based Argent ...
The New York Times

The ‘Color Countess’ on Finding the Perfect White for Your Wedding

Megan Bentley, a color analyst, shares how identifying your color season, the hues that are most complementary or flattering, can elevate your wedding wardrobe. By Ivy Manners Megan Bentley, a color ...