Why We’re Skipping Cloud Dancer and Choosing Cosier, More Expressive Colours for 2026
, by Ruth Wilbur, 1 min reading time
Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer, is all about restraint: a soft, airy white designed to evoke calm, clarity and space. While we understand the cultural mood it’s responding to, it’s not a colour that resonates with us.
At a time when homes, fashion and interiors are becoming ever more personal, we’re finding ourselves drawn in the opposite direction, towards warmth, depth and expressive colour.
The Problem With “Quiet” White
Minimal whites work beautifully as a backdrop, but they can also feel distant, cold and impersonal. For us, Cloud Dancer feels less like comfort and more like a pause button and 2026 feels like a year where people want to feel something again.
Cosy doesn’t mean cluttered. Expressive doesn’t mean loud. It means colour that adds emotion, softness and character to everyday spaces.
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