Yeti’s Most Refined New Color in Recent Memory Is More Unique Than It Looks

Is the new Ridgeline collection a sign of things to come?

Light gray YETI cooler with open lid showing divided interior and black gasket seal.

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By Jack Seemer

Published January 21, 2026

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Updated January 21, 2026

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New year, new Yeti colors.

Mere weeks into 2026, the Austin-based brand has graced its legion of followers with not one but two hues for their bottle and cooler collections, “Venom” and “Ridgeline.”

Light green Yeti insulated water bottle with a wide handle lid. — “Ridgline” (pictured) is one of two new colors to kick off Yeti’s 2026 release schedule.

But it’s the more subdued of the pair that actually signals the bigger change within Yeti Nation.

Inspired by outdoor vistas “where the mountains meet the sky,” “Ridgeline” is a soft gray-green that closely resembles “Sagebrush” from half a decade ago.

Light gray hard cooler with a beige lid and black latch strap on a white background. — The soft gray-green is similar to “Sagebrush” released in 2021.

However, two small details differentiate the new collection from both yesteryear’s colorway and your average seasonal drop.

The first is that the coolers feature a two-tone combination with a dark-olive lid that adds visual contrast. While Yeti’s deployed a similar convention for its camo collections, most coolers feature a matching lid for a simple, unified look.

Light green YETI cooler with a gray lid and black latches on a white background. — “Ridgeline” is among the first seasonal colorways to feature two-tone coolers, with the lid arriving in a darker olive hue.

Even more unique, the various water bottles in the collection feature a color-matched Chug Cap, making “Ridgeline” among the few to feature anything beyond standard black outside of the annual Gear Garage sale.

Light green YETI insulated bottle with a clear spout lid and a separate matching screw-on cap on a white background. — The bottles, however, feature a color-matched Chug Cap — new for 2026.

It remains to be seen if either characteristic will extend to future colorways, of which there will be many.

As it stands, though, both give “Ridgeline” an edge over the standard seasonal colorways Yeti shoppers have come to expect from the brand — and yet another couple reasons to expand the collection of bottles, coolers and more.

Light gray YETI soft cooler bag with dark gray handles and trim on a white background. — The “Ridgeline” collection also consists of the Camino Carryall Tote Bag in various sizes.

Availability and pricing

The “Ridgeline” collection is available to purchase now, with prices starting at $25.

Notably, it includes the Camino Carryall Tote Bag, which spent a majority of 2025 sold out on Yeti’s official website.

Light gray YETI cooler with a darker gray lid and black latches on a white background.

Yeti “Ridgeline” Collection

Starts at $25

About the Author:

Jack Seemer is the executive editor at Gear Patrol, with over a decade of experience in product journalism. He currently reports on a wide range of topics, including footwear, watches, EDC, cookware and more.

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