The Spectator P.M. Ep. 176: Pantone’s Color of the Year — White — Angers the Woke Left | The American Spectator

Pantone crowned “Cloud Dancer,” a shade of white, as the color of the year. The decision aroused absolute outrage on the left.

𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑… 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍
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Pantone — the people who literally exist to name colors — picked Cloud Dancer, a “billowy, balanced white,” as their color of the year.… pic.twitter.com/PhOTtdye7N

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) December 7, 2025

The Spectator P.M. Podcast hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo respond to the Left’s fury with amusement and bewilderment. They discuss how the Left tried to disgrace the awarded color by claiming it furthers white supremacy and arguing it is associated with Trump.

Tune in to hear their discussion!

Read Ellie and Lyrah’s writing here and here.

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