Design Recipes: Tips for using the Color of the Year
Cloud Dancer offers broad buyer appeal, it photographs beautifully, feels move-in ready and allows buyers to easily imagine their own furnishings. Additionally, the color is a soothing, universal neutral that helps to provide a space with a sense of calm and serenity.
Looking for innovative and creative ways to use Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer? Here are some top design recipes tips.
1. Consider using Cloud Dancer as a foundation color for your space. Foundation colors work best as a “visual anchor.” An example would be to use Cloud Dancer as an all over wall color.
2. Look for ways to layer tints, tones and shades of color. As Cloud Dancer is neutral, it allows one to layer shades of color within a room.
3. Use Cloud Dancer as a color to highlight architectural details such as cabinetry, doors, door jambs, trims and windowsills.
4. Use Cloud Dancer for upholstery and textile elements such as a primary color for furnishings such as sofas, chairs and area rugs.
5. Utilize the color Cloud Dancer in areas that don’t get much light. Lighter colors help to set a calm, soothing mood and ensure that a space is light and bright.
