Pantone 2026 Color of the Year and the Complete Palette of Color Systems in Planoplan

Working with color according to your rules

  • 4 december 2025
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The Pantone Color Institute has unveiled the leading trend for 2026 — the shade PANTONE 11-4201 (TCX) Cloud Dancer. A billowy white imbued with serenity, is already setting the direction for interior design. At Planoplan, we have prepared thoroughly for this event: the program now offers not only the announced colors but also full professional Pantone palettes for accurate work with materials. This is a logical step in the evolution of our built-in Color Picker, which already includes NCS, RAL, and Tikkurila systems. Here’s how these tools help designers create flawless projects.

Professional Palettes in Planoplan: Pantone, NCS, RAL, Tikkurila

Pantone in Planoplan: TCX for Textiles and TPG for Finishes

To ensure a color in visualization matches the real material precisely, Pantone develops different standards. We have added two key palettes used in the interior industry.

PANTONE TCX (Textile Cotton eXtended)

This is the reference library for fabrics and soft materials. Colors here are optimized for cotton and textiles. Use TCX when selecting upholstery for furniture, curtains, carpeting, or any decorative fabric. By providing a manufacturer with a code from this palette, you guarantee an exact match to the desired shade on the material.

PANTONE TPG (Textile Paper – Green)

This palette is created for hard surfaces and finishing materials. It is used for selecting paint, varnish, plastic, laminate, and other rigid coating colors. In an interior designer's practice, TPG is the most commonly used standard for choosing wall colors, furniture fronts, countertops, and decorative elements.

Important: Digital color representation serves for initial selection. The final perception is influenced by monitor calibration and, critically, the lighting in the actual space. The final choice should always be confirmed with physical samples (Pantone guides).

Professional Palettes in Color Picker: Why Does an Interior Designer Need Them?

The addition of Pantone is part of our strategy to create a universal work tool. Let's recall the proven color systems already available in Planoplan and how they simplify the workflow.

  • NCS (Natural Colour System)
    A Swedish system based on human color perception. It is intuitive, as it describes color through its visual characteristics: hue, saturation, and lightness. NCS is widely used by European architects and designers, and its catalogs are often the standard for selecting paints and materials in projects.
  • RAL
    A classic international coding system that has long been an industrial standard, especially in Europe. The RAL palette is indispensable when working with finished products: metal structures, windows, plumbing, specialized paints. By specifying a RAL code, you can be sure that a manufacturer in any country will understand you correctly.
  • Tikkurila
    This is the proprietary palette of the Finnish premium paint manufacturer, presented in the popular "Symphony" fans. Using this system directly in the program significantly speeds up the process of selecting colors for walls and ceilings if you or your client prefer this brand.

Advantages of Working with Standardized Palettes in Design

  1. Accuracy and Error Elimination. Subjective descriptions like "grayish-blue, like in that picture" disappear. You work with a specific code that unambiguously identifies the color for you, the client, and the supplier.
  2. Time Saving. Quick color selection from a familiar fan directly in the program's interface, without the need to switch between third-party applications or physical catalogs.
  3. Global Clarity. Your projects comply with international standards, simplifying communication with foreign furniture or material manufacturers.
  4. Professional Color Matching. All the listed codes (NCS, RAL, Tikkurila, Pantone) are used by tinting stations to accurately reproduce the shade in paint, fabric, or plastic.

Planoplan's Development: A Tool Created Together with Designers

We are consistently expanding the functionality of the Color Picker based on user requests. After adding the in-demand Scandinavian NCS system, the logical next step was integrating the global benchmark — Pantone. Use precise colors, save time on approvals, and bring your projects to life without compromise. Planoplan is evolving so your ideas find their perfect embodiment.

To work with the updated Pantone (TCX and TPG) palette, you will need to restart the program

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