Cloud Dancer Color

Cloud Dancer is the hex color #F0EEE9. Here are its RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, and OKLCH values, ready-made shades and palettes, and the text colors that stay readable on it.

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Cloud Dancer color codes

HEX: #F0EEE9
HEX8: #F0EEE9FF
HEX8 (Android): #FFF0EEE9
RGB: rgb(240, 238, 233)
RGB (%): 94%, 93%, 91%
HSL: hsl(43, 19%, 93%)
HSV / HSB: hsv(43, 3%, 94%)
CMYK: cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 6%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.9493 0.007 88.64)
OKLCH (%): oklch(94.93% 0.007 88.64)
Decimal: 15789801

What color is #F0EEE9?

#F0EEE9 (Cloud Dancer) is a warm off‑white — Pantone 11‑4201, the 2026 Color of the Year and the first white the program has ever chosen. In the RGB model it’s 94% red, 93% green, and 91% blue; in HSL it has a hue of 43°, just 19% saturation, and 93% lightness. It’s a near‑white with a faint warm cast, sitting between cream and a cool grey — soft and airy rather than the stark pure white of #FFFFFF.

The meaning of Cloud Dancer

Cloud Dancer is the first white ever named a Color of the Year (the Pantone program began in 1999). Pantone frames it as a moment of calm, clarity, and quiet reflection — a clean slate and a soft reset after years of bold, maximalist color. As a cultural signal it marks the pivot toward minimalism and “quiet luxury,” valuing restraint, space, and timelessness over loudness.

Where Cloud Dancer is used

Cloud Dancer shines as a minimal UI background, in spacious editorial layouts, and across wellness, hospitality, and premium branding where it reads softer and warmer than pure white. Use it as the dominant neutral and pair it with a single saturated hero accent — a roughly 70/20/10 ratio of neutral, supporting tone, and accent keeps layouts calm. Warm companions like champagne and greige extend the palette without breaking the quiet mood.

Off-whites

Cloud Dancer is achromatic, so instead of shades and tints it pairs with softer off-whites and near-whites.

#F8F5F0 Alabaster

#E8E0D0 Champagne

#D2CCC4 Greige

#D4C9B0 Warm Stone

#C4A882 Aged Ivory

Using Cloud Dancer in CSS

.text       { color: #F0EEE9; }
.background { background-color: #F0EEE9; }
.border     { border: 2px solid #F0EEE9; }

/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.9493 0.007 88.64); }

/* Cloud Dancer at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #F0EEE980; }

Is Cloud Dancer accessible?

Cloud Dancer on white text scores 1.16:1; on black text it scores 18.11:1. Black text on Cloud Dancer is near‑maximum contrast (18.11:1, WCAG AAA); white text is essentially invisible (1.16:1). Recommended text color on a Cloud Dancer background: black.

A 18.11:1 vs black

A 1.16:1 vs white

AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
AA large ≥ 3 Pass
AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass

Recommended text color: black

CSS contrast-color() contrast-color(#F0EEE9) → black

APCA Lc experimental 96 Lc · body text — preferred (black text)

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.

Cloud Dancer variations and related colors

Transformative Teal #0E7C7B Phthalo Green #123524 Damson #4E2A4E Champagne #E8E0D0 Greige #D2CCC4

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2026 Color of the Year?: The 2026 Color of the Year is Cloud Dancer, Pantone 11‑4201 — a warm off‑white with hex code #F0EEE9. It’s the first white Pantone has ever chosen since the program began in 1999, signalling a cultural shift toward calm, minimalism, and “quiet luxury.”
What is the hex code for Cloud Dancer?: Cloud Dancer’s hex code is #F0EEE9, which is rgb(240, 238, 233). It’s a soft, warm near‑white — not the stark pure white #FFFFFF — leaning faintly toward cream rather than a cool grey.
Why did Pantone pick a white?: After years of bold, saturated palettes, Pantone framed Cloud Dancer as a clean slate — a moment of clarity, quiet reflection, and calm. Choosing a white signals minimalism and restraint, valuing space and timelessness over loud, attention‑grabbing color.
What colors go with Cloud Dancer?: Cloud Dancer pairs with warm “quiet luxury” neutrals like Champagne #E8E0D0, Greige #D2CCC4, and Warm Stone #D4C9B0, plus one saturated hero accent. The competing 2026 forecast colors — Transformative Teal, Phthalo Green, and Damson — make striking accents (shown here as approximate sRGB renditions of brand/forecast colors).

Last updated June 21, 2026

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