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Milton Moon is a beautiful warmer greige for interior and exterior main walls or as a subtle feature with a neutral white for contemporary homes. Milton Moon schemes perfectly with cooler light greys such as Snow Season Half and crisp modern whites such as Lexicon® Half.


Milton Moon

Dulux Wash&Wear® Low Sheen creates a hard-wearing finish ideal for all interior walls that allows you to wipe away most common marks, scuffs and stains with a wet cloth so your walls will look freshly painted for years.


A cool fresh white, Lexicon® Quarter is the perfect choice for the walls and trim of modern, open-plan spaces. Create a vibrant mood that allows you to showcase eclectic artworks and furnishings. Lexicon® Quarter is also a great colour to highlight key exterior features or if you're looking for a bright white on the outside of your home. It pairs well with soft greys and neutrals, cool greys, and warm whites and grieges such as Ashville, Colorbond® Shale Grey™, Grey Pail, Highgate, Miller Mood, Signature, Snow Season, Stepney, and White Exchange Half. 


Lexicon® Quarter

Dulux Wash&Wear® is ideal for all interior walls including high traffic areas such as hallways and family rooms and where minimal light reflection is desired. Wash&Wear® 101 Barrier Technology® creates a hard-wearing finish that allows you to wipe away most common marks, scuffs and stains with a wet cloth so your walls will look freshly painted for years.

Hot Chillie is a beautiful earthy coral with a red-orange glow, perfect for formal rooms and for highlights outside.

Hot Chillie

Greens range from yellow citrus greens through to blue-greens such as teals. Lighter muted greens can add a peaceful and relaxed feel to a room whilst citrus and brighter lime greens can liven up a space. Greens are versatile and easy to live with and can be used on the inside and outside of your home.


Rousseau Green

Treeless is a perfect earthy mushroom pink to warm up any interior and great for a highlight on the exterior such as a front door.


Treeless

Achieve Dulux authentic colour by using Dulux Wash&Wear® +PLUS Kitchen&Bathroom. Our paint formula is a washable paint that has been developed to resist the growth of bacteria and mould on walls, which may trigger asthma and allergy symptoms.

Jadeite

The beautiful fresh teal green of Sea Creature is the perfect colour for accents and front doors. It pairs well with warm neutrals such as Complex Beige and crisp white Lexicon® Quarter.

Sea Creature

Create a peaceful, serene sanctuary in shades of brown. From rich chocolatey tones, through to tan, toffee and taupe — browns evoke a sense of decadence that suit both classic and contemporary styles. The natural, earthy hues add a grounding element to your home, ripe for relaxation. Browns work well in communal areas of the home such as kitchens and dining spaces as they are neutral enough to pair well with timber and metallic elements, yet still give your space an edge.



Browns

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Stonecrop is a midtone brown with a yellow undertone. It can be used as an accent inside or out and pairs well with warm whites such as Antique White U.S.A.®


Stonecrop

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A soft neutral with a pink undertone, Clay Pipe Half can be used as a main wall colour or as a subtle feature colour in any interior space.  

Clay Pipe Half

White on White™ is a clean, minimalist white that brings a sense of energy and vitality to your home. This cool white with a slightly cool blue undertone is perfect for a bright space in a contemporary setting.

White on White™

White on White™ is a clean, minimalist white that brings a sense of energy and vitality to your home. This cool white with a slightly cool blue undertone is perfect for a bright space in a contemporary setting.


Purples are luxurious and can feel either warm or cool, depending on the undertones. They can be elegant and can feel quite formal in deeper, darker tones. In lighter or more muted shades they can give the impression of a casual and more relaxed setting. Purples can be used in bedrooms, playrooms, formal living and dining spaces. They can also help create a dramatic mood as a hallway or entry colour, especially in the darker tones.


Purple Verbena

Domino is a very popular dark charcoal with a subtle bluish undertone. Its versatility lends to use outside projects and interiors such as formal rooms, theatre rooms and studios. It pairs perfectly with the warm ivory of Whisper White, coolish undertones of Grey Pail and subtle beige of Colorbond® Surfmist®. 

Domino

Complete the look using Wash&Wear +PLUS Kitchen and Bathroom. Dulux Wash&Wear +PLUS Kitchen&Bathroom is made with the hard-wearing, stain and mark resistant 101 Barrier Technology, fortified with a powerful mould-inhibitor.

Greens range from yellow, citrus greens through to blue-greens such as teals. Lighter muted greens can add a peaceful and relaxed feel to a room whilst citrus and brighter lime greens can liven up a space. Greens are versatile and easy to live with and can be used on the inside and outside of your home.


Frontier

Grey Pail is a soft and cloud-like natural grey with a slightly coolish undertone that can be used for both inside and out. The neutral subtlety of Grey Pail looks great alongside so many colours from the greys and charcoals of Timeless Grey, Oolong, Ticking and Domino to the crisp white of Lexicon® Quarter to the dramatic punchy deep red of Carmen. 


Grey Pail

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Visualising colour in a space can be hard. Take the guesswork out of colour selection for your bathroom project with help from our Dulux Colour Designer Service. Available in your home or online, the choice is yours.

Colour Design Service

Once you’ve chosen your colour — don’t risk the result. The only way to bring your favourite hues to life at home is to mix Dulux colours with Dulux paint products. With Dulux Wash&Wear®, you’ll get exact colour accuracy as well as a finish that will look freshly painted for longer.



The right colour

Snowy Mountains Half is a slightly neutral white that can be used with warmer and cooler colours. It can easily be used for the main colour both inside and out.

Snowy Mountains Half

Achieve Dulux authentic colour by using Dulux Wash&Wear® paint. Our Dulux Wash&Wear® paint formula ensures your walls stay looking freshly painted for longer.

Pale Daffodil is a mid-strength, fun-filled yellow that creates the feeling of sunshine. It is perfect for providing more light reflectance in a south-facing space.


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One way to look at colour is to consider its tone. Tone refers to lightness or darkness of a colour. Lighter tones create a fresh and soothing feeling, while darker colour palettes provide a more dramatic effect and are usually suited to bedrooms or studios to achieve a certain ambiance.


Tone

Discretion is a dusty reddy brown, this midtone colour pairs well with warm whites such as Natural White® and works well as an accent colour in living spaces, bedrooms and on the exterior of the home. 

Discretion

The silver-green of Light Ceramic is soft and light making it perfect for interior main walls and exteriors.

Light Ceramic

Revamp the look of cabinet doors with Dulux Renovation Range Cabinet Doors.

Orangeade is beautiful earthy orange that schemes perfectly with natural greens and neutral colours.


Orangeade

Colours can also be divided into warm and cool. Warm colours, like red, yellow, and orange draw your attention to create a strong focal point. Cooler colours like blues and greens are softer on the eye, and tend to recede into the background, giving a sense of more space. Learn more about creating a colour scheme for your home.


Temperature

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Deep Exquisite is a deep moody purple with a pink undertone that makes for a striking interior colour on feature walls in living areas and bedrooms.


Deep Exquisite

Give your home a smart, modern look with the crisp white of Lexicon®. The fresh feel with a slightly bluish undertone brings textures and cooler coloured furnishings into play and highlights vibrant accessories in your space. Lexicon® is great for light reflectance and the perfect cooler white to use for a bright well-lit interior for all main walls or trims and architraves. It is also perfect for exterior walls and features such as windows and trims.

Lexicon®

Achieve the look of the ceiling by using Dulux Ceiling White in Lexicon. Ceiling White provides a flat finish with excellent hiding power, ideal for use on ceilings. The flat finish also minimises reflection and therefore reduces the appearance of surface imperfections.

Pale Elements

Enjoy the refined modern industrial textural effect of polished concrete. Make a statement in your home on interior walls in the living room, bedroom, or study.

Browns are a beautiful earthy grounding colour. They vary in tone and shade and can be dark or light. Lighter versions of brown include beige, tans, toffee or taupe. Browns can achieve a feeling of safety and security in your home.

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Winter Sea is a deep ocean blue with a greyish undertone that is perfect for accent walls in bedrooms and formal rooms and also for exterior accents. It pairs beautifully with Lexicon® Quarter and Mt Aspiring.


Winter Sea

Pancake Mix is a beautiful soft neutral with an apricot base that is perfect for creating an inviting interior space.

Pancake Mix

Complete the look by using Dulux Wash&Wear®. Our Dulux Wash&Wear® paint formula ensures your walls stay looking freshly painted for longer.

For a crisp, modern look Lexicon® Half is a perfect clean white suitable for trims or main walls for both inside and out. It is a great white for highlighting exterior features or if you're looking for a bright white for walls. Lexicon® Half pairs well with neutrals, cool greys and charcoals such as Candle Bark, Colorbond® Woodland Grey®, Dieskau, Highgate, Miller Mood, Milton Moon, Oolong, Silkwort, Stepney and Terrace White.

Lexicon® Half

Grey Reflection is a soft grey white with a very subtle green undertone. It pairs well with warm neutrals and the cheerful coral orange of Show Business. 

Grey Reflection

Pre School is a gorgeous soft blue with a slightly grey undertone that is perfect for achieving a Hamptons look. This is a tranquil blue can also be used for exterior render or weatherboards. Pre School schemes well with crisp whites such as Lexicon® Quarter and Vivid White™ or for contrast try Da Blues or Oolong.


Pre School

Vivid White™

Get the look 

Whether you’re exploring a traditional, timeless look in whites and neutrals, or a contemporary style in playful hues; the colour scheme you select plays a significant part in the way your home feels. Discover ways to create mood with colour, explore popular interior colours, and get inspiration from real homes to help you choose the right colours for your space with our guide. Credit: @weavehomeau. Colour featured: Dulux Cocoa Milk.

How to bring colour into your home

White Dune Quarter is a creamy white with a subtle green undertone. It is perfect for pairing with greys, browns and charcoals.

White Dune Quarter

Pinks are versatile, uplifting and easy to decorate with. From serene and sophisticated to deep and jewelled, pinks can brighten up a space in your home. Muted soft, powdery and subtle pinks are perfect for creating a tranquil space in nurseries and bedrooms or as an accent in a room whilst dusty pinks can add interest and work beautifully as a feature wall colour. Hot pinks can be bright and cheerful, great for features inside and out. Deeper pinks are ideal for highlighting key details and perfect for your front door.


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Lamb's Ears Half is a soft neutral with a green undertone. This beautiful shade can be used for main walls or trim colour inside and out. It pairs perfectly with coolness of Vivid White™ and heavier greens such as Army Greens and Jungle Cloak.


Lamb's Ears Half

How to Bring Colour Into Your Home | Dulux

With knowledge of all the latest trends and timeless colour schemes, Dulux can help you bring your home to life with colour.

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