Up next: IBM's Number of the Year is 357.
These colors choices do a habit of seeping into different industries and affecting our culture. There are valid reasons that might want to share their opinions on these things here on HN.
```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 */Gemini. Or a Claude. Delicious slop.
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.
mtoner23•55m ago