Can we talk for a minute? This has been sitting in the back of my brain for ages and I haven't had a chance to talk about it. 

On December 4, 2025 Pantone released their colour of 2026 and it is "Cloud Dancer". It is white. WHITE. A "soft, airy white". It is white. It symbolizes peace and calm. This irritates me beyond what I thought plain white could do. I do not feel calm and peaceful. 

Yes we need peace and calm now but most of all we need happy. It's winter and there is more than enough white. We need colour to light up our lives. Colour makes people smile, laugh and feel joy. Colour is life. 

You know what else is calming? Blue. A soft sky blue, or evening sky blue.  Why not pick a shade of blue? Or maybe in the dead of winter we don't want calming we need something vibrant and alive to remind us that there is hope, it will get better. 

Bah. 

Is it just me? I absolutely cannot live without colour and the thought that this choice is going to influence the world around me is not making me happy. It's like cars, why are they all white, grey/silver or black? I drive a white car because that was what was available in the used car market. I really want a bright blue car, or yellow. Or orange. Something visible that would make people wake up and look. But advertising and marketing look at Pantone and say, everything needs to be white. Bah. 

Rant over.

(although if you do like sparkly white I have to say, my Snow Queen bracelet is mighty awesome).