Episode 99
Morning 6-Pack - The Top 6 Whites Better than Cloud Dancer! 🥳
Morning 6-Pack - Cloud Dancer? More Like Toilet Paper White! Grab your coffee and buckle up, ‘cause we’re diving into Pantone's new color of the year: Cloud Dancer. Spoiler alert: it’s basically a fancy name for white! But seriously, we’re here to poke fun at how this “lofty white neutral” is stirring up online chaos. From calling it toilet paper white to comparing it to last year’s “mocha mousse” (which, let’s be real, looked like a pile of poop), we’ve got the giggles covered! Plus, stick around for our top 6 other shades of white that’ll make you laugh harder than a dad joke at a family reunion. Let’s do this! Cloud Dancer is the new color of the year for 2026, and guess what? It's basically just white! Yep, Pantone is bringing us 'Cloud Dancer', which is a lofty, airy hue they say will bring calm vibes to our chaotic lives. But let’s be real, calling it 'white' is like calling a peanut butter sandwich a gourmet meal – it’s just not giving! The hosts were on a roll, cracking jokes about how this color is basically just toilet paper chic, and how last year’s mocha mousse looked like, well, you know! They even took a playful jab at society’s obsession with colors, arguing that being colorless is a recession indicator. It’s a fun dive into the world of colors, and trust me, you’ll be laughing along with their hilarious top six shades of white that are definitely more exciting than 'Cloud Dancer'.
Transcript
Good morning and taste act.
Speaker A:Pantone is essentially the color experts.
Speaker A: named a Color of the year for: Speaker A:They do this each year.
Speaker A:And next year's color is Cloud Dancer.
Speaker A:And by Cloud Dancer, I mean it's white.
Speaker A:That's what it is.
Speaker A:Okay, they're calling it Cloud Dancer or a white neutral.
Speaker A:Here's how Pantone describes it.
Speaker A:A lofty white neutral whose aerated presence acts as a whisper of calm and peace in a noisy world.
Speaker A:It symbolizes a calming influence in a society, rediscovering the value of quiet reflection.
Speaker A:Someone at the company said it's not just white.
Speaker A:They said had we gone for a white that's more optically bright, not only would it take away from the natural feeling and honesty and authenticity we are looking for, it would almost speak to sterility and isolationism.
Speaker A:Because it's cold.
Speaker A:Okay, whatever.
Speaker A:So this is barely off white.
Speaker A:Not surprisingly, it has been a controversial pick as some people online make fun of it.
Speaker A:White, someone said, is the absence of color by definition.
Speaker A:So this shows a lack of creativity.
Speaker A:Well, in the light spectrum, it's actually not the absence of color.
Speaker A:It is all the colors combined.
Speaker A:Black is the absence of color.
Speaker A:Now in print, white is the absence of pigments.
Speaker A:Yes, but in the, in the actual wavelengths, then white is all colors combined.
Speaker A:The color of the year.
Speaker A:Being colorless is a recession indicator, said someone else.
Speaker A:Yeah, yikes.
Speaker A:It's a color we can't even use after Labor Day.
Speaker A:Oh, no.
Speaker A:It basically is toilet paper white.
Speaker A:That's what I'm going to call it.
Speaker A:I'm not going to call it Cloud Dancer unless you use one of those.
Speaker A:Toilet paper cloud company.
Speaker A:Last year's color was mocha mousse, which looked like poo.
Speaker A:So maybe it's a good thing if last year was poop, next year, or if this year was poop, next year is going to wipe it up with toilet paper white.
Speaker A:I mean, I guess white does come in a lot of shades.
Speaker A:In Pantone's defense, there are lots of shades and shades and shades of white.
Speaker A:I'm sure I can think of at least six more.
Speaker A:Well, gather round, folks.
Speaker A:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
Speaker A:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker A:Here comes the fun.
Speaker A:It's the morning six.
Speaker A:Yep, these are the top six other shades of white other than Cloud Dancer.
Speaker A:That is the top six shades of white other than Cloud Dancer.
Speaker A:Number six, Ryan Seacrest teeth.
Speaker A:Number five, Steve Martin white, which is my personal favorite color of white.
Speaker A:Number four, guests of Cracker Barrel White.
Speaker A:Number three, NFL Punter White.
Speaker A:Number two, David Letterman's Beard White.
Speaker A:And the number one shade of white other than Cloud Dancer, a 13 year old's zit white.
