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)
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia 'Olympica'
Harebell, Bluebell, English harebell, Scottish bluebell
Campanula wanneri
Ring bellflower, Wanner's ring bellflower
Campanula x pulloides 'G.F.Wilson'
Black hybrid bellflower
Carya glabra
Pignut, Small fruited hickory, Broom hickory, Hognut
Cassiope lycopodioides
Iwa-Hige, White heather, Scaly heather
Catananche caerulea 'Major'
Cupid's dart
Ceanothus 'Blue Cushion'
California lilac
Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Dark Star'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus impressus 'Cool Blue'
Californian lilac, Santa Barbara Ceanothus
Centaurea cyanus 'Midget Mixture'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Joyce'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honeyballs, Button willow
Cerastium tomentosum var. columnae
Dusty miller, Snow in summer
Cerinthe major
Honeywort
Chaenomeles x superba 'Coral Sea'
Flowering quince
Chaenorhinum origanifolium
Dwarf snapdragon
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Kilmacurragh'
Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar
Chelone lyonii
Lyon's turtlehead, Pink turtlehead, Red turtlehead, Shell flower
Chelone obliqua
Snakehead, Cod head, Bitter herb, Salt rheum weed, Fish mouth, Balmony, Red turtlehead
Choisya Royal Lace = 'Pmoore06'
Mexican Orange Blossom
Chrysanthemum 'Brightside'
Shasta daisy
Chrysogonum virginianum
Golden knee, Golden star, Green and gold
Cirsium 'Mount Etna'
Ornamental thistle
Cistus creticus subsp. incanus
Hairy rock rose
Cistus ladanifer 'Blanche'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus populifolius subsp. major
Woolly-fruited poplar leaved rock rose
Cistus x aguilarii 'Maculatus'
Rock rose
Clematis 'Ballet Skirt'
Alpine clematis, Downy clematis
Clematis 'Blushing Ballerina'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Denny's Double'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Edomurasaki'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Edouard Desfosse'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Empress Amy Lai'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Forget-me-not NLP1'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Frankie'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Gillian Blades'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Hakuokan'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Horn of Plenty'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Kathleen Wheeler'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Keith Richardson'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Lady Betty Balfour'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Lady Bird Johnson'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Lord Nevill'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Madame Grange'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Margaret Jones'
Virgin's bower