Colours for 2026 - Cloud Dancer & Blues
2026 brings calming and classic colours. Pantone colour of the year is "Cloud Dancer", an airy white that will shine out softly in contrast to foliage colours. The colour experts at Dulux have come up with a trio of blues they call "Rhythm of blues". White and blue is a classic combination, sure to delight. We've also included a wider palette of your favourite colours so you can create your own look.
2026 Dulux colour of the year - The Rhythm of Blues
57 plants
2026 Pantone colour of the year - Cloud Dancer
225 plants
Blue
1250 plants
Green
1429 plants
Orange
604 plants
Pink
2891 plants
Purple
1351 plants
Red
1449 plants
White flowers
3420 plants
Yellow
1669 plants
All plants (13261)
Malva moschata 'Rosea'
Musk mallow
Malva moschata f. alba
Musk mallow
Malva sylvestris
Common mallow, Tall mallow, High mallow, Cheeses
Mandevilla 'Summerstar® Series'
Jasmine
Mandragora officinarum
Mandrake, Devil's apples, Satan's apples
Marrubium bourgaei var. bourgaei 'All Hallows Green'
False dittany
Marrubium incanum
Hoary horehound
Marrubium vulgare
Common horehound, White horehound
Matricaria 'White Star'
Mayweed
Matricaria recutita
Wild chamomile, Scented mayweed, Geranium chamomile
Matthiola 'Cinderella Lavender'
Brompton stock
Matthiola incana
Brompton stock, Ten week stock, Gillyflower, Hoary stock
Maytenus boaria
Maytens, Maiten
Mazus reptans
Creeping mazus
Meconopsis baileyi
Himalayan blue poppy, Asiatic poppy
Meconopsis napaulensis
Satin poppy
Meconopsis regia
Royal poppy
Meconopsis x sheldonii (ambig.)
Sheldon's Blue poppy
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa, Lucerne, Buffalo herb
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
Purple melic grass, Purple Siberian melic
Melica ciliata
Silky spike mellic, Hairy melic, Eyelash pearl grass
Melissa officinalis 'Aurea'
Golden balm, Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Melittis melissophyllum
Bastard balm
Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction'
Bastard balm
Mentha
Mint
Mentha aquatica
Water mint, Orange mint
Mentha longifolia
Horse mint, Long leaved mint, Biblical mint
Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis
South African horse mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Mentha x gracilis
Ginger mint, Red mint, Bushy mint
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog bean, Marsh trefoil, Brook bean, Marsh clover, Water shamrock
Mertensia ciliata
Mountain bluebell, Languid ladies
Mertensia sibirica
Siberian bluebell
Mertensia simplicissima
Trailing bluebell, Oyster plant
Mertensia virginica
Virginian cowslip, Roanoke bells, Virginia bluebell
Mespilus
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Medlar
Mespilus germanica 'Nottingham'
Small fruited medlar
Meum athamanticum
Bald money, Spignel, Bear wort
Milium effusum
Wood millet, Woodrush
Milium effusum 'Yaffle'
Bowles golden grass
Mimulus 'Highland Orange'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Pink'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Red'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Yellow'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Magic Ivory'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Magic White Flame'
Monkey flower
Mimulus cardinalis
Monkey musk, Crimson Monkey flower