When “Cloud Dancer” was first announced as the Pantone Color of the Year for 2026, there was more than one complaint. Online critics felt the slightly off-white shade was politically tone-deaf at best ...

The 2026 Shade of the Year is Cloud Dancer, which is meant to symbolize "a calming influence in a society" Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...