Colour Advice

Colour Variation  

Apparent colour variations between the paint chips  on colour cards and paint on the wall are usually caused by the reflection of another light source. For example, a nearby garden can affect a pale yellow or cream. The colour can also be affected by a  reflection coming from floor coverings or curtains. Use Dulux Sample Pots to check the paint in place before you purchase the full quantity. 

Matching Colour 

We keep the formula used to create many of the colours from our previous colour ranges, as well as formulae for colours in the Australian and British standards ranges. Colours matching our Powder Coating colours (used to coat aluminium windows), matches to many Colorbond® colours, and corresponding colours for many of the colours of other paint manufacturers ranges, are also available. Our total database of colour formulae has over 50,000 colours. Your paint retailer can access these formulas through our formula books or by contacting Dulux Customer Service.

If we cannot find your colour in our database, you can visit a paint retailer with a Dulux Colour Matching System, which can create a special formula to match your required colour from a sample - whether it is a paint chip, or a fabric sample. 

Colour Accuracy 

After all the trouble you went to of deciding exactly the Dulux colour you want, why risk not getting it by mixing your Dulux colour in another brand of paint? Only Dulux paint is formulated to deliver genuine Dulux colour, both interior and exterior. So insist that your Dulux colour is mixed with Dulux paint. If it's not Dulux paint, it's not Dulux colour.

And remember to use Dulux Sample Pots to check that you have the colour you want.