It’s official! “Cloud Dancer” is the The Pantone Colour of the Year for 2026, and while we love colour, it feels only fitting to say it: Pantone has officially entered its bridal era.
Each year, the guardians of all things colour, Pantone, declare a “Pantone Colour of the Year” a shade that influences fashion, interiors, beauty, product design and, of course, wedding trends across the globe. For 2026, the renowned colour house has announced Cloud Dancer, a soft, airy white, as its chosen hue.
After throwing us a curveball with Mocha Mousse in 2025, Pantone has gone and surprised us again. Early predictions pointed to greens, with Transformative Teal touted as the frontrunner, but it wasn’t to be. Instead, Pantone has chosen a colour that feels both familiar and quietly radical.
Similar to a blank canvas, Cloud Dancer reflects our collective desire for a fresh start. Peeling back outdated thinking, it opens space for creativity, inviting new ideas and modern approaches. “An airy white hue… offering a promise of clarity,” Pantone writes in the announcement.
At first glance, a white-toned Colour of the Year might seem expected for weddings, perhaps even a little underwhelming. After all, white has long been the foundation of bridal fashion and classic wedding styling. However, over the few years we’ve seen a growing trend in all-white weddings, a look that feels perfectly aligned with Cloud Dancer’s quiet elegance. From all-white bouquets and cakes, to white bridesmaid dresses, ceremony styling and reception draping, couples are embracing the purity and impact of a single, seamless palette. And, as we’ve come to learn, white wedding details will always be timeless.
From floral arrangements and cake, to stationery and bridesmaid dresses, there’s no end to the potential Cloud Dancer wedding inclusions for 2026 and 2027 celebrations. So, if you’re still trying to pick your wedding colours, read on to see if this new hue is the one for you. And of course, it’s a hue that pairs perfectly with every colour, so if bold shades, or metallics are more your thing, Cloud Dancer makes the ideal pairing.
15 Cloud Dancer Wedding Styling Ideas
1. Work the hue into your wedding invitations and stationery with a stylish all-white palette, crisp complementary fonts and illustrations, envelope liners, and other thoughtful details such as linens, lace, ribbons, wax seals, embossing, and pearls.
2. Fabric signage is a massive trend right now, and Cloud Dancer is the perfect shade to bring a soft, elegant, textural and timeless feel to your wedding décor.
3. Whether you’re saying “I do” at a summer soiree or enjoying a cosy winter celebration, a Cloud Dancer-inspired wedding bouquet brings a romantic, soft, and feminine feel to your bridal look. Choose a show-stopping all-rose design, or add hints of cream, white, beige, and blush which blend perfectly with the hue without overshadowing it. A coordinating velvet ribbon adds an extra special touch. Over the past few years, all-white bouquets have made a massive comeback, perfectly complementing the purity of Cloud Dancer. Of course, if an all-white bouquet isn’t for you, it pairs beautifully with every other shade too.
4. With an incredibly chic feel, Cloud Dancer is a beautiful shade for bridesmaid dresses. It also works wonderfully when mixed and matched with bright, bold blooms or paired with elegant all-white bouquets.
5. Inject a shot of Cloud Dancer into your ceremony with lush floral arrangements or ceremony arch like this one. Here baby’s breath is is paired with garden roses, orchids and hydrangeas in hues of white, beige and cream.
6. With its airy, delicate tone, Cloud Dancer beautifully complements soft, floaty all-white arrangements and centrepieces.
7. Capes and shawls are hot, hot, hot for 2026 and 2027 weddings so why not rock both trends with a cape design with a nod to this season’s soft Pantone hue?
8. Ever since Hailey Bieber debuted her glazed donut nails, the world went wild — and we’re loving this pearl-inspired interpretation of the trend combined with Cloud Dancer.
9. Cloud Dancer white may mean the absence of colour but it doesn’t have to mean the absence of pretty, and we’re currently swooning over this pearlescent pearl black and white acrylic bar menu design.
10. There are plenty of ways to integrate Cloud Dancer into your wedding cake, but an all-white creation is sure to catch everyone’s eye.
11. While there are literally thousands of gorgeous options for placecards but how about this different approach by Designs to Adore: guests names printed on lace-trimmed doilies?
12. Another gorgeous way to use Cloud Dancer to create a focal point on your wedding tables is with unique menus in the trending Pantone shade like these sculptural beauties by Maison Paper.
13. Draping is set to be huge in 2026, and Cloud Dancer lends itself perfectly to this trend, adding a soft, ethereal touch to any space.
14. Alongside your invitations, your wedding signage and table plan are design elements your guests will truly interact with. What better way to introduce your colour palette than with a calming, chic Cloud Dancer table plan display?
15. Soft cloudlike drapery in Cloud Dancer white paired with soft candlelight. We can’t think of a more romantic reception setting.
Still looking for 2026 wedding ideas? Stay tuned for our 2026 Wedding Trends coming soon!
