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Pantone 2026 Color of the Year: Redacted Black (Mock Parody)

A two-panel parody image mocking Pantone's 'Color of the Year' announcement. The top panel shows a person in all-white clothing against a cloudy sky, with a Pantone label reading 'Color of the Year 2026 Cloud Dancer 11-4201' and a red prohibition sign over it. The bottom panel features the same person in all-black clothing against a dark grid background, with a Pantone label reading 'Color of the Year 2026 Redacted Black 19-0505' and a green checkmark, contrasting the rejected white 'Cloud Dancer' with the approved black 'Redacted Black'.
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Pantone Color of the Year 2026 mock announcements: 'Cloud Dancer 11-4201' (rejected) and 'Redacted Black 19-0505' (approved)

Overview

A two-panel parody image mocking Pantone's 'Color of the Year' announcement. The top panel shows a person in all-white clothing against a cloudy sky, with a Pantone label reading 'Color of the Year 2026 Cloud Dancer 11-4201' and a red prohibition sign over it. The bottom panel features the same person in all-black clothing against a dark grid background, with a Pantone label reading 'Color of the Year 2026 Redacted Black 19-0505' and a green checkmark, contrasting the rejected white 'Cloud Dancer' with the approved black 'Redacted Black'.

Origin notes

This image is a user-created parody edited via image editing software (e.g., Photoshop) to mimic Pantone's official Color of the Year announcement format. It satirizes annual color trends by inventing a 'Redacted Black' as the approved color, contrasting it with a rejected 'Cloud Dancer' white. Such parodies are typically shared on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram) for humor, though the specific author and publication date are unknown.

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