iPhone 18 Pro colors revealed: Exclusive look at Apple’s 2026 models

It’s iPhone leak season again. In just a few months, Apple is expected to unveil three new phones: the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, as well as a new foldable iPhone that’s rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra. But as always, one of the most important questions for buyers will be: what colors will Apple release this time?

Like last year, Macworld received information from a source close to Apple’s supply chain regarding color options for the iPhone 18 lineup. We can now reveal a preview of the colors Apple plans to release in 2026, along with our own renders to show what to expect.

Dark Cherry is the new Cosmic Orange

Every year, Apple introduces a new signature color for iPhone Pro models. With the iPhone 17 Pro, the color that stood out the most was the vibrant Cosmic Orange. And this year’s models?

While other sources have previously reported a “Dark Red” color, the information we’ve heard suggests that Apple has been working on a Dark Cherry option to serve as the new primary color for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Previously, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and other leakers suggested Apple was experimenting with a shade of red for this year’s phones, but we can reveal the hue will be much closer to wine than fruit punch.

Although the Dark Cherry color won’t be as bright and striking as Cosmic Orange in person, it will still be unique enough to set it apart from the new iPhone 18 Pro. As always, Apple is expected to discontinue the current color lineup, including Cosmic Orange.

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Apple is also reportedly experimenting with two other new color options for this year’s Pro lineup. One of them is Light Blue, which is said to resemble the current Mist Blue color of the base iPhone 17. The other color developing is a dark shade of gray. Finally, our source also reports the existence of a silver variant of the iPhone 18 Pro, similar to the current generation.

Again, our source notes that the colors are all in development, but since the iPhone 18 Pro hasn’t entered mass production yet, Apple still has time to change them. Also keep in mind that Apple doesn’t always offer four color options for Pro models, so one of these shades might be removed.

Last year, Macworld and reliable leaker Sonny Dickson reported that Apple had also considered releasing the iPhone 17 Pro in black or gunmetal gray. However, these color options never saw the light of day.

Here are the Pantone color codes that we believe are used internally by Apple:

• Light blue (Pantone 2121)
• Dark Cherry (Pantone 6076)
• Dark gray (Pantone 426C)
• Silver (Pantone 427C)

We used these codes to generate the image above. Of course, colors may appear a little different in real life due to material and lighting conditions.

A very familiar design with minor changes

Macworld sources also had access to CAD drawings of the new iPhones. These documents support rumors that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will look a lot like their predecessors, with only minor changes.

Most notably, the renders show a smaller dynamic island on the screen, which is rumored to be one of the changes coming to this year’s models. This means the screen will have more space for content when the live island is not showing live activity.

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Another interesting change noted by our source is that, in one of the renders, the gap between the glass cutout on the back and the camera bump is a bit smaller. Our source was unable to verify if this is an old render or if Apple is moving forward with a design change.

Last year, a Weibo leaker known as Instant Digital announced that Apple would adopt a new process to minimize the color difference between the glass and aluminum frame. This change may also involve reducing the gap between the glass and the camera bump at some point.

More neutral colors for the foldable iPhone

We also received details on color options for the rumored foldable iPhone. The device, which will look like an iPad mini when unfolded, won’t come in fun colors like the base iPhone and might have even fewer options than the iPhone Pro.

For the foldable iPhone, Apple worked on a classic silver and white model, as well as an Indigo option similar to the Deep Blue of the iPhone 17 Pro.

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The source also corroborates leaked CADs and renders showing the potential design of the foldable iPhone, which is expected to feature two rear cameras, a selfie camera on the outer screen and another selfie camera on the upper left corner of the inner screen. Schematics seen by our source reveal that the foldable iPhone will be just 4.7 millimeters thick when unfolded, making it significantly thinner than the 5.6mm iPhone Air.

The iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone are all expected to launch in September, while some analysts suggest the foldable model will hit stores at a later date. The iPhone 18 base model, iPhone 18e, and a new Air were rumored to arrive in the first half of 2027, which was also confirmed by our source.