Grand Rapids, Michigan – February 2026 – X-Rite Pantone, the global authority in color standards and color science, today announced a comprehensive textile industry roadshow designed to help apparel, footwear, soft goods brands, mills, and supply chain partners transition from traditional analog processes to integrated, data-driven color ecosystems.

Through live conference sessions and virtual events throughout spring 2026, X-Rite Pantone color experts will demonstrate how digitalization, visualization, and virtualization can bridge the gap between trend forecasting and design with production and quality control.

December 2025  Pantone, the global authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards for the design industries, has today announced PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer as the Pantone Color of the Year 2026.

Characterised as a lofty white neutral with an aerated presence, this billowy hue serves as a whisper of tranquillity, responding to a societal shift towards valuing quiet reflection and mental clarity amidst the overwhelming noise of the modern world.

As society navigates a period of intense transformation, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer emerges as a symbolic invitation to pause and reset.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – September 2025  – X-Rite, a global leader in colour science and technology, has announced its participation in PRINTING United Expo 2025.

The event will take place from October 22-24, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

 X-Rite will be at booth 2593, where it will demonstrate its ecosystem of connected solutions designed to help the printing industry tackle rising material costs, tight deadlines, and increasing customer expectations.