Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year Is ‘White’... OK.

December 4, 2025

it’s a pretty fancy name for … white. Or “a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society” as well as “a blank canvas” on which we can all start again.

Have they gotten it right? Reporters for the Styles desk sat down to debate.

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