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)
Malus domestica 'Jonagold'
Eating apple
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Mitraria coccinea
Mitre flower
Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Cat'
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Paeonia lactiflora
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia x festiva 'Alba Plena'
Common red paeony, Common red peony
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
Red switch grass
Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phormium 'Dark Delight'
New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Pink Panther'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Tiny Wine® Gold'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy = 'Lissdan'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Prunus armeniaca
Apricot
Prunus domestica 'Early Rivers'
Cooking plum
Rhododendron 'Adonis'
Japanese azalea
Rhododendron 'Red Jack'
Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake'
Mid-season red currant
Rosa 'Belvedere'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Betty Harkness'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Excelsa'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Masquerade'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Sympathie'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Wendy Cussons'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Crimson Cascade = 'Fryclimbdown'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Scarlet = 'Noa83100b'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Happy Ruby Wedding = 'Frynoble'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Moody Blue = 'Fryniche'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Romance = 'Tanezamor'
Shrub rose
Rosa Ruby Slippers = 'Weksactrrumi'
Miniature rose
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Rosa Saint Boniface = 'Kormatt'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Times Past = 'Harhilt'
Climbing tea rose
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry, Wild raspberry
Sorbus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'
Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Grefsheim spiraea
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Tagetes patula 'Durango Orange'
French marigold
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum Kilimanjaro = 'Jww1'
Lacecap viburbum
Viburnum x globosum 'Jermyns Globe'
Hybrid viburnum
Zenobia pulverulenta
Honeycup, Dusty zenobia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Sherwood'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Mystic Daydream = 'Opstal40'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Tricolour Charm = 'Mincautri'
Glossy abelia
Acanthus spinosus Spinosissimus Group
Spiny bear's breeches, Oyster plant