Paint colors are now racist? Pantone names an off white for 2026

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aggiehawg
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Most people know what Pantone colors are and how they are used by paint formulas and even sports teams sig colors. So Pantone had declared the hot color for 2026 is Cloud Dancer, white with blue undertones. And people are flipping out?





I remember there was this "artist" back in the 90s (forget his name) but his signature paintings were shades of white on white canvas. Yes, they were lame as hell but his work was still exhibited in famous art museums. he'd be tarred and feathered today.
Maroon Dawn
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Sounds like something only a psycho nutjob could get offended by.

So basically all Democrats
aggiehawg
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Maroon Dawn said:

Sounds like something only a psycho nutjob could get offended by.

So basically all Democrats

I'm just happy all of these decorators will stop using a shade of gray for everything. That's been going on for 15 years. JoJo and Chip should be happy their signature white shiplap will be coming back. LOL.
YouBet
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Who is the white nationalist being referenced?
JamesPShelley
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Hell yeah! White is right!











/S
doubledog
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White is the DEI of colors. All colors mixed together, perfect diversity, equally mixed and totally include.

https://www.britannica.com/story/are-black-and-white-colors
Logos Stick
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The lady says her account is satire.
BadMoonRisin
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rocky the dog
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Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for.
aggiehawg
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Logos Stick said:

The lady says her account is satire.

That's an expensive satire. Those Pantone wheels are very expensive.

boulderaggie
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I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.
e=mc2
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boulderaggie said:

I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.

Truth! I'm more pink myself.
aggiehawg
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boulderaggie said:

I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.

Interesting genetic fact. Albinos are present in most ethnicities.

How else to explain Michael Jackson? (that's a joke.)

But the first sentence is not. Common genetic mutation that occurs across many spectrums of people.
YouBet
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boulderaggie said:

I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.


Mis-coloring things is a pet peeve of mine. If anything we should be called beige people.

Red heads don't have red hair. They have orange hair. How did we end up just blatantly using the wrong color for that? It's totally illogical.
agent-maroon
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YouBet said:

Who is the white nationalist being referenced?

Somebody named Pantone. French, maybe?
one safe place
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We built a new house almost exactly a year ago. I let my wife choose almost everything. The only requirements I had were a huge porch, no carpet at all, and no brick.

So it came time to choose the paint and I had always said I wanted it to be white. It was then and there that I found out how many colors of white there are. Who knew?
zephyr88
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Does Crayon still have "Flesh"?
Marvin
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I think the most shocking part of this story is that Pantone has a color of the year.
PDEMDHC
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What's Pantone?
sleepybeagle
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aggiehawg said:

Most people know what Pantone colors are and how they are used by paint formulas and even sports teams sig colors. So Pantone had declared the hot color for 2026 is Cloud Dancer, white with blue undertones. And people are flipping out?





I remember there was this "artist" back in the 90s (forget his name) but his signature paintings were shades of white on white canvas. Yes, they were lame as hell but his work was still exhibited in famous art museums. he'd be tarred and feathered today.


"White on White"
Kazimar Malevich 1918, Russian
Museum of Modern Art, New York

sleepybeagle
YouBet
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I love how artists can troll the world with stuff like this and the art world just eats it up. You know he was just laughing his ass off when he put this tougher in 3 seconds.
BigRobSA
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I was today years old when I learned that there is a "hot color" for a year and something called "Pantone".

Not being gay really lessens my give a **** about this silliness.
Texas12&0
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White is the new black.
BBRex
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PDEMDHC said:

What's Pantone?


They standardize colors. For example, Texas A&M maroon is (or very close to) PMS 7421. Using that Pantone matching system color with your print shop should consistently reproduce the same color value every time.
BonfireNerd04
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YouBet said:

boulderaggie said:

I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.


Mis-coloring things is a pet peeve of mine. If anything we should be called beige people.

Red heads don't have red hair. They have orange hair. How did we end up just blatantly using the wrong color for that? It's totally illogical.


Because until oranges (the fruit) was introduced to England, orange (the color) didn't have a name. So orange things were called "red" or "yellow" instead.

Fun fact: In Irish, the word for a Black person is "duine gorm", which literally means "blue person". Because "the black man" is a reference to the devil, and it's un-PC to use it for human beings.
BonfireNerd04
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BBRex said:

PDEMDHC said:

What's Pantone?


They standardize colors. For example, Texas A&M maroon is (or very close to) PMS 7421. Using that Pantone matching system color with your print shop should consistently reproduce the same color value every time.


Yep, they have a patented color matching process.

And by "patented", I mean that they've sued the makers of image-editing software to remove support for Pantone color numbers, and told artists that they have to pay a monthly subscription fee in order to ser the correct colors.
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Logos Stick said:

The lady says her account is satire.
Jebra Faushay is a satire account that posts crazy women doing crazy things and feigns support for their craziness. The lady in the video is a Feng Shui educator and cultural appropriator.


Pretty funny that last year's color was Peach Fuzz. They really like white people over there at Pantone!
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BigRobSA said:

I was today years old when I learned that there is a "hot color" for a year and something called "Pantone".

Not being gay really lessens my give a **** about this silliness.


I wonder what percentage of the population knows what a Pantone code is. But I'm not a rich housewife. So probably more than I think.
YouBet
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BonfireNerd04 said:

YouBet said:

boulderaggie said:

I hope they realize white people aren't actually 'white'. Even albino white people aren't 'white'.


Mis-coloring things is a pet peeve of mine. If anything we should be called beige people.

Red heads don't have red hair. They have orange hair. How did we end up just blatantly using the wrong color for that? It's totally illogical.


Because until oranges (the fruit) was introduced to England, orange (the color) didn't have a name. So orange things were called "red" or "yellow" instead.

Fun fact: In Irish, the word for a Black person is "duine gorm", which literally means "blue person". Because "the black man" is a reference to the devil, and it's un-PC to use it for human beings.


I finally learned something on here!
ts5641
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There is an all out war against white people in the current culture. And most people feel morally justified to publicly carry it out.
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Cinco Ranch Aggie
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When everything is racist, nothing is.
LOYAL AG
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ts5641 said:

There is an all out war against white people in the current culture. And most people feel morally justified to publicly carry it out.
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"Most people" is false. The moral outrage on the left is at most 20% and almost certainly less than that. What you're describing is a social media phenomenon designed to amplify a relatively small minority. The vast majority of liberals still believe in the Democrats as the party of the little guy and the one that helps people in need. They've yet to realize the blatant racism and lust for power that is the core of that party's policies and believe they're still voting to help people.
aggiehawg
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I wonder what percentage of the population knows what a Pantone code is. But I'm not a rich housewife. So probably more than I think.

Several paint brands like Sherwin Williams and Valspar have their own color wheels and formulas but they all a least start with a Pantone base color. So anytime one is picking paint colors, they seen a Pantone wheel or variation of one.

But as mentioned before A&M Maroon has a Pantone as does the Burnt Orange the sips use. The reds of Bama, Georgia and Arkansas vary slightly but they have Pantones as well for licensed use of the color.

Or maybe I am so old and have remodeled too many houses. LOL.
IIIHorn
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The most nauseating color choice for any home is the Pepto Bismol pink and blue combo.

Seems to be popular with Californians.
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aggiehawg said:

Most people know what Pantone colors are and how they are used by paint formulas and even sports teams sig colors. So Pantone had declared the hot color for 2026 is Cloud Dancer, white with blue undertones. And people are flipping out?





I remember there was this "artist" back in the 90s (forget his name) but his signature paintings were shades of white on white canvas. Yes, they were lame as hell but his work was still exhibited in famous art museums. he'd be tarred and feathered today.

I believe the X account for Jebra Faushay is satire. She's a "former liberal".
Gig'Em and God Bless,

JB'91
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