How to Style Pantone Color of the Year 2026
It's official: Cloud Dancer has been named Pantone's Color of the Year. Our design experts have curated their top tips on how to bring this sophisticated, nuanced neutral into your home, creating spaces that feel fresh, calm, and effortlessly stylish.
Combining Cloud Dancer with natural, organic textures adds warmth and tactility to its gentle neutrality, creating a look that’s serene, balanced and beautifully understated, while still feeling fresh and contemporary.
If you choose to keep your palette pared back, leaning into texture becomes essential. Cloud Dancer comes into its own when layered with subtle tactility, think gentle ripples, sculpted lines, and surfaces that catch the light. Designs like these add quiet depth without overwhelming the shade's calmness, creating interest through movement rather than colour.
Opting for wallpaper in Pantone's Color of the Year promises to bring a sense of clarity and calm, perfect for the start of a new year. Its soft, uplifting tone can bring a breath of freshness to any room, helping to reset your space with a clean, considered feel. On your walls, this shade will bring relaxation, renewal, and a more mindful pace at home, an effortless way to begin the year feeling grounded and inspired.
