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)
Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium caeruleum 'Bambino Blue'
Jacob's ladder
Polygala
Milkwort, Seneca, Snakeroot
Polygala myrtifolia
September butterfly bush
Polygonatum
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum multiflorum
Common Solomon's Seal, David's Harp, Lady's seal, Eurasian Solomon's seal
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Elizabeth'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Kobold'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula denticulata var. alba
Drumstick primula
Primula elatior
Oxlip, Paigle
Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson'
Candelabra primula, Japanese primrose
Primula vialii
Vial's primrose, Orchid rimrose, Red hot poker primula
Prunus
Cherry
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
Flagpole cherry, Upright cherry, Lombardy cherry, Apple blossom cherry
Prunus 'Kanzan'
Prunus 'Okame'
Okame cherry
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
Purple green cherry
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Sweet cherry
Prunus avium 'Sunburst'
Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasus 'Morello'
Sour cherry
Prunus domestica
Plum, Damson, Greengage
Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Cooking & eating plum
Prunus incisa
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-Mai'
Dwarf Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa 'Oshidori'
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus insititia 'Merryweather Damson'
Cooking damson
Prunus laurocerasus
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus lusitanica
Portugal laurel
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brilliant'
Kurile cherry
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Prunus persica 'Peregrine'
Peach
Prunus x persicoides
Hybrid almond
Prunus x persicoides 'Ingrid'
Hybrid almond
Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Higan cherry, Spring cherry, Winter flowering cherry, Rosebud cherry
Pseudowintera colorata
Pepper tree, Horopito
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Lungwort
Pulsatilla vulgaris var. rubra
Meadow anemone, Common pasque flower, Coventry bells, Flaw flower