New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Pantone Color Institute on Thursday announced its Color of the Year for 2026-Cloud Dancer.

Headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, Pantone LLC is best known for its proprietary color naming system-Pantone Matching System (PMS)-that is used across a variety of industries from fashion to graphic design to manufacturing.

Despite the sophisticated name, Cloud Dancer, as it turns out, is a shade of white.

"A lofty white neutral whose aerated presence acts as a whisper of calm and peace in a noisy world. PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer symbolizes a calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection," Pantone said in its announcement.

"A billowy white imbued with serenity, it invites true relaxat...