Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro line is set to drop its current palette, swapping the eye‑catching cosmic orange for a new shade. A Macworld leak lists the colors as light blue, dark cherry, silver and dark gray, confirming that the bold hue that debuted on the iPhone 17 Pro will not carry over. The shift arrives as the company finalizes its 2024 launch schedule.

Cosmic orange proved a surprise hit, especially in China where shoppers nicknamed it “Hermès orange,” according to a February Financial Times piece. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman earlier speculated Apple might retain the shade given its sales lift, but the brand’s historic practice of rotating “unique” colors each generation—pacific blue on the 12 Pro, sierra blue on the 13 Pro, deep purple on the 14 Pro—suggests a planned retirement.

Replacing a flamboyant tone with dark cherry keeps the lineup fresh without abandoning the premium feel Apple markets. Consumers who chased the orange will need to wait for a future iteration, while buyers preferring subtler shades gain another option. Apple’s color rotation continues to drive accessory demand, as case makers scramble to match each new hue.