```css

:root { /* Core / --cloud-dancer: #F0EEE9; / Pantone 11-4201 approximation /

  /* Atmospheric (breezy blues, misted light, aqueous blue-greens) */
  --breezy-blue: #CFE5F2;
  --misted-sunlight: #F5EFD8;
  --aqueous-blue-green: #C8E9E0;

  /* Powdered Pastels (subtle, nuanced, understated) */
  --pastel-blush: #EADADB;
  --pastel-peach: #F3E1D8;
  --pastel-sage: #DDE6DF;
  --pastel-lilac: #DCD7E9;

  /* Light & Shadow (veiled hues dissolving into shadow) */
  --veil-gray: #D8D4CC;
  --shadow-1: #8C8F96;
  --shadow-2: #5C5F66;
  --shadow-3: #2F3338;

  /* Utility */
  --ink: #1F2328;      /* high-contrast text */
  --surface: #FAF9F7;  /* ultra-light background */

It would have been nice if they had gone: The world is a bland, boring and people are losing optimism, so we're going to make the colour for 2026 be a bright pink, yellow, green and encourage designers and product people to use as much colour as possible.