Toyota is back with a bang—literally—thanks to its newest color for the 2026 TRD Pro lineup: Wave Maker. If you’re tired of gray-on-gray SUVs and trucks, this vibrant, electric hue is your antidote to neutral fatigue.
After years of toned-down shades like Terra (a muted lava red-brown) and the earthy 2025 Mudbath, Toyota has flipped the switch to full brightness. Wave Maker is an unapologetically vivid cyan, far more saturated than any recent colorway in the TRD Pro catalog—and it’s spectacular.
For reference, Toyota has previously wowed fans with colors like Voodoo Blue, Lime Rush, and Solar Octane. But Wave Maker turns the dial up again, looking like it came straight from a blue raspberry slushie or the loudest arcade you’ve ever stepped into. It’s brighter than the already-bold Blue Vector from the Lexus IS 500. In direct sunlight? Better wear shades. 
CALTY Design Research in Ann Arbor is responsible for this head-turning tone. General manager Benjamin Jiminez said:
“With Wave Maker, we were inspired by unexplored areas of adventure, including extreme territory and even beyond Earth.”
The space-age phrasing might be a little out there—literally—but the color does seem otherworldly. (Yes, comparisons to Uranus are immature, but also strangely accurate.)
Wave Maker is exclusive to TRD Pro models of the Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra, and Sequoia—and since these are already big vehicles, you’re going to see a lot of this color on the road. Picture a full-sized Sequoia draped in this electric blue—it’s not just an SUV, it’s a statement.
Deliveries for the 2026 models start this fall. And while it feels like a summer hue, Wave Maker might be the jolt of joy needed to cut through seasonal gloom. It holds its glow even under overcast skies in press photos, which is no small feat.
Toyota is clearly listening to fans who missed bold colorways—and this might just be the spark that inspires other models to get loud again. Remember Inferno? That orange TRD Pro shade ended up trickling into the wider Toyota palette. Maybe Wave Maker will do the same.
For now, it’s loud, proud, and exactly what the color world needed.
