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The Balance palette features delicate pastels, oceanic hues such as soft greens, and deep moody teals and blues, punctuated with accents of deep garnet and near-black. Colours featured: Dulux Pure Blue Half and Kimberley Sea.

Balance at home

With so much uncertainty and loss of control, there is a need to restore the balance and a sense of calm in our lives. In a post-pandemic world, some of us are needing the reassurance of rules and parameters. Beauty that is underpinned by structure reassures us. The allure of the ocean and its untapped potential draws us in and allows its calming effect to wash over us. 

Elegant and refined, the harmonious lines of waves and the movement of the sea inspire colour and pattern in our interiors.

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Casper White Quarter

A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.

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A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Artwork: Swimmers Ritual by Marko Hrubyj Piper, Studio Gallery. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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Bedroom blues

Lavish touch-me textures such as velvet and silk in upholstery and bed linen add a sense of luxury to living spaces and bedrooms.

Understated elegance

Considered curation of objects and furniture results in a refined and less decorative look.

Foyer with light green staircase, parquet timber floors and white walls

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Casper White Quarter

A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.

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A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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Sophisticated depths

Deeper colours round out the palette representing the colours of the ocean in dark and moody hues.

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Casper White Quarter

A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.

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A slightly warmer white, Casper White Quarter is a great neutral white that can be used as a main wall colour, trim or an exterior colour. This soft and flexible white works well with many colours including bold dark and lighter shades.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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Balance Palette

Starts with soft pastels influenced with those from a seashell, the subtle pink of Mornington and Porcelain combined with the subtle Pure Blue Half and Green Alabaster Half. Kimberley Sea and Sea Kelp reflect deeper watery hues. Casper White Quarter and Terrace White provide neutral options that work well with the stronger palette colours. Colours featured: Green Alabaster Half and Casper White Quarter.

Artwork: Pink Cliffs by Peter Summers, Studio Gallery.
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Colour Featured: Dulux Green Alabaster Half and Dulux Casper White Quarter
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Seashell lustre

A calming and ethereal palette is inspired by the interior of a seashell.

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Mornington

Mornington is a sophisticated dusty pink that would add subtle colour to any room without being overpowering. It works well with crisp Vivid White™ and neutral White Exchange Half.

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Mornington is a sophisticated dusty pink that would add subtle colour to any room without being overpowering. It works well with crisp Vivid White™ and neutral White Exchange Half.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Artwork: Radiant Nature Part 57 by Ria Green, Modern Times. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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Tranquil living

The allure of Sea Kelp, a deep ocean hue draws us in and allows a calming effect to wash over us.

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Terrace White

With a hint of a grey-beige undertone, Terrace White is ideal for pairing with cooler whites and muted shades. It is perfect for interior or exterior walls and trims. Terrace White schemes beautifully with Lexicon® Half or Tranquil Retreat.

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With a hint of a grey-beige undertone, Terrace White is ideal for pairing with cooler whites and muted shades. It is perfect for interior or exterior walls and trims. Terrace White schemes beautifully with Lexicon® Half or Tranquil Retreat.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Artwork: White Coral Cluster by Erica Gray, Studio Gallery. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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Refined beauty

Tropical seas and warm shallow water inspire the colours of Nephrite and Kimberley Sea.

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Nephrite

Nephrite is a beautiful eucalyptus green that can be used as a main wall colour both inside and out. It works well in bedrooms, laundries, studies or as a feature wall or front door colour. Nephrite pairs well with subtle neutrals such as White Duck Half or Terrace White, or a crisp white Lexicon® Quarter as well as a large range or browns and greys.

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Nephrite is a beautiful eucalyptus green that can be used as a main wall colour both inside and out. It works well in bedrooms, laundries, studies or as a feature wall or front door colour. Nephrite pairs well with subtle neutrals such as White Duck Half or Terrace White, or a crisp white Lexicon® Quarter as well as a large range or browns and greys.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 - Balance palette. Artwork: Peony Portrait by Simon Barlow, Studio Gallery. Photograph: Lisa Cohen. Stylist: Bree Leech.
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