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)
Acer buergerianum
Three-toothed maple, Trident maple
Acer palmatum 'Cascade Gold'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Chishio'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Ellen'
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Momoiro-koya-san'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Omure-yama'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Pixie'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Shojo-shidare'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum f. atropurpureum
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Emma'
Japanese maple
Acer platanoides 'Pyramidale Nanum'
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Sensation'
Norway maple, Ulmers sensation
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Erectum'
Sycamore, Scots plane, Great maple, Erect sycamore
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
Red maple, Canadian maple, Scarlet maple
Acer rubrum Red Sunset = 'Franksred'
Red maple, Canadian maple, Scarlet maple
Acer saccharinum 'Lutescens'
Silver maple, River maple
Acer sempervirens
Cretan maple
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
Amur maple
Achillea 'Apricot Beauty'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Bloodstone'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'McVities'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Peter Cottontail'
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea sibirica
Siberian yarrow
Aesculus hippocastanum f. laciniata
Horse chestnut, Conker tree, European horse chestnut
Aethionema grandiflorum
Persian stone cress, Persian candytuft
Agapanthus 'Black Pantha'
African Lilly or Lily of the Nile
Agapanthus 'Sandringham'
African lily, Love flowers
Agastache mexicana
Mexican giant hyssop
Ageratum 'Blue Bouquet'
Floss flower
Ageratum 'High Tide Blue'
Floss flower
Ageratum 'Purple Fields'
Floss flower
Ageratum houstonianum 'Adriatic'
Bluemink, Floss flower, Billy goat weed
Ajania pacifica
Gold and silver chrysanthemum, Pacific gold and silver chrysanthemum
Ajuga pyramidalis
Pyramidal bugle, Northern bugle, Upright bugleweed, Spinach ajuga
Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'John Pierpoint'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Julia'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Purple Torch'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Alcea rosea 'Halo Blush'
Garden hollyhock
Allium ampeloprasum
Wild leek, Levant garlic, Kurrat, Elephant garlic
Allium cepa
Shallot, Tree onion
Allium cepa
Shallot, Tree onion
Allium neapolitanum
Daffodil garlic, Flowering Naples garlic
Allium oreophilum
Rose Mountain-loving onion
Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered leek