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)
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Genpei'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Gold Mound'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica Double Play Artisan = 'Galen'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea japonica Golden Princess = 'Lisp'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet = 'Walbuma'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Snowmound spiraea
Stachys byzantina
Lambs tongue, Lamb's tails, Woolly betony, Lambs ears, Woolly woundwort
Stachys macrantha 'Robusta'
Big betony, Big sage
Stipa gigantea
Golden oats, Giant oats, Giant feather grass
Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails'
Mexican hair grass
Symphytum 'Goldsmith'
Comfrey
Syringa
Lilac
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Korean lilac, Meyer lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba'
Hairy lilac, Daphne lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Common lilac
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'
Five stamen tamarix
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Yellow maidenhair, Columbine meadow rue, Common meadow rue
Thymus vulgaris
Common thyme
Tradescantia Andersoniana Group
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Trinity flower, Devil in the pulpit, Giant spiderwort
Tradescantia Andersoniana Group 'Osprey'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Trinity flower, Devil in the pulpit, Giant spiderwort
Tradescantia Andersoniana Group 'Perinne's Pink'
Spiderwort
Tradescantia sillamontana
White velvet
Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen'
Chinese globe flower, Locker gowlan
Tropaeolum speciosum
Scotch creeper, Scotch flame flower
Ulex europaeus 'Flore Pleno'
Double flowered gorse
Vaccinium ashei 'Pink Lemonade'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Crop'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Duke'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Verbascum 'Clementine'
Mullein
Verbascum bombyciferum
Silk-bearing mullein
Verbena bonariensis
Purple top verbena, Tall verbena, Brazilian verbena
Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
South America vervain, Purple top, Tall verbena, Brazilian verbena
Verbena rigida
Veined verbena, Rigid verbena, Lilac veined verbena
Veronica spicata 'Ulster Blue Dwarf'
Silver speedwell
Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'
Speedwell, Bird's eye
Viburnum
Arrow wood
Viburnum 'Le Bois Marquis'
Hybrid viburnum
Viburnum carlesii 'Diana'
Korean spice viburnum, Carles viburnum
Viburnum davidii
David viburnum, Evergreen viburnum