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Colour of the Year 2026: White Nuances for Peace, Balance, and Quiet Elegance

Pantone has announced the Colour of the Year 2026 – PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, a refined white neutral shade that highlights calmness, clarity, and the importance of quiet reflection in today’s often overstimulated world. The choice symbolises a growing need for inner balance and a desire for spaces and environments that allow retreat from everyday noise.

As Pantone emphasises, Cloud Dancer is an airy, light white whose presence feels almost imperceptible, yet remarkably powerful. “PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer is a white that whispers. Its gentle nature symbolises a calming influence at a time when we are rediscovering the importance of silence, balance, and inner stability,” they wrote at the announcement. It is a colour that stands out not through loudness, but through subtlety and its ability to create a harmonious backdrop for living, working, and creating.

A Kerrock Palette That Follows the Trend

The trend of light, neutral tones has for some time been strongly reflected in contemporary interior design and architecture. Such shades create a sense of openness, cleanliness, and well-being, while also allowing greater flexibility within a space. These very qualities are brought together in the Kerrock UNI LIGHT colour group, which, with its palette of white nuances, offers an ideal interpretation of the Pantone Colour of the Year 2026.

Colours from the UNI LIGHT group are not merely a neutral backdrop, but the foundation of a space that allows light, materials, and architectural lines to come fully into their own. Among the most recognisable shades are:

100 Arctic White,
101 Polar White,
108 Snow White,
109 White Acrylic,
118 Pearl White,
129 Daisy White.

Each of these tones brings its own subtle distinction – from cooler, almost icy whites to softer, warmer variations that add a sense of comfort and homeliness to a space.

Why Are White Tones the Choice for 2026?

The year 2026 marks a shift toward calmer, more conscious design, where user well-being, sustainability, and timeless aesthetics take centre stage. In this context, white nuances are not merely a passing trend, but a symbol of these values. They bring visual silence, help create balance, and open up space to breathe—both literally and symbolically.

Kerrock white colours enable the creation of spaces that are not only aesthetically refined, but also functional and relevant in the long term, as their neutrality allows them to adapt easily to different styles, materials, and colour accents while maintaining a sense of freshness and elegance over time. In 2026, white thus becomes more than just a colour—it becomes a philosophy of peace, clarity, and quiet elegance, where whiteness does not signify emptiness, but rather a space for balance, well-being, and timeless beauty.