Inspo for Your Space
2026 Dulux Colour Trend Forecast
Curated into three palettes – Ethereal, Elemental and Evoke - this year’s forecast champions warm earth-based neutrals, rich burnt oranges, caramels, and greens such as sage, moss and spearmint. Soft pinks and vintage rose tones also feature, alongside tender pastels and muted berry shades. While each of the three palettes are distinct, there is universal yearning for wellness, stability and reconnection that can be seen within each of the palettes.
Evoke
Evoke
Evoke embraces maximalism and individuality with a hint of vintage aesthetics. It values imperfection and treasures from the past, blending them with modern influences to create eclectic style. Rich, comforting tones are contrasted with accents for depth, character, and cultured warmth.
Evoke
Evoke embraces maximalism and individuality with a hint of vintage aesthetics. It values imperfection and treasures from the past, blending them with modern influences to create eclectic style. Rich, comforting tones are contrasted with accents for depth, character, and cultured warmth.
Ethereal
Ethereal
Ethereal features a delicate pastel-like blend of soft and mid-tone hues-gentle greens, mauves, and blush pinks-that evoke a sense of serenity and joy. With a soft, dreamy, and romantic blend of colour, this palette feels playful, uplifting, and quietly luxurious.
Ethereal
Ethereal features a delicate pastel-like blend of soft and mid-tone hues-gentle greens, mauves, and blush pinks-that evoke a sense of serenity and joy. With a soft, dreamy, and romantic blend of colour, this palette feels playful, uplifting, and quietly luxurious.
Elemental
Elemental
Elemental is a tonal, grounded palette built around warm whites and neutrals and enriched with golden brown hues. Subtle layers of warm grey bring stillness and structure, whilst darker charcoal tones add depth and dimension.
Elemental
Elemental is a tonal, grounded palette built around warm whites and neutrals and enriched with golden brown hues. Subtle layers of warm grey bring stillness and structure, whilst darker charcoal tones add depth and dimension.
2026 Dulux Colour Forecast Team
Every Colour Forecast is significant as colour, design and key influences continue to evolve. This year's palettes sleep deeper into the mid-tone hues to evoke feelings of warmth, nostalgia and self-expression.
Andrea Lucena-Orr - Dulux Colour & Communications Manager
Lauren Trealoar - Dulux Colour Manager
2025 Dulux Colour Trend Forecast
The 2025 report unveils three distinctively curated palettes—Emerge, Still, and Recollect, highlighting optimism, nostalgia, and nature-inspired calm, craftsmanship, and slower living through expressive tones, heritage references, and soothing neutrals. The colours showcase our need to slow down, find beauty in the mundane and a longing for authenticity.
Emerge
An uplifting palette of soft and mid-tone hues, Emerge has a feel-good energy evoking a sense of cautious optimism. This palette embodies an expressive style that celebrates connection and ignites joy.
Emerge
An uplifting palette of soft and mid-tone hues, Emerge has a feel-good energy evoking a sense of cautious optimism. This palette embodies an expressive style that celebrates connection and ignites joy.
Still
Recollect evokes a sense of nostalgia, reflection and sophistication. The palette is a moodier curation for those seeking comfort and security, with furniture and décor elements spanning from the 50’s – 90’s integrated in an eclectic personalised style.
Still
Recollect evokes a sense of nostalgia, reflection and sophistication. The palette is a moodier curation for those seeking comfort and security, with furniture and décor elements spanning from the 50’s – 90’s integrated in an eclectic personalised style.
Recollect
Recollect evokes a sense of nostalgia, reflection and sophistication. The palette is a moodier curation for those seeking comfort and security, with furniture and décor elements spanning from the 50’s – 90’s integrated in an eclectic personalised style.
Recollect
Recollect evokes a sense of nostalgia, reflection and sophistication. The palette is a moodier curation for those seeking comfort and security, with furniture and décor elements spanning from the 50’s – 90’s integrated in an eclectic personalised style.
2025 Dulux Colour Forecast Team
Every Colour Forecast is significant as colour, design and key influences continue to evolve. This year's palettes sleep deeper into the mid-tone hues to evoke feelings of warmth, nostalgia and self-expression.
Andrea Lucena-Orr - Dulux Colour & Communications Manager
Lauren Trealoar - Dulux Colour Manager
Bree Leech - Dulux Colour Forecaster & Stylist
Stuck for ideas?
It's a good idea to ask a professional to help bring your interior elements together. We asked Melbourne Interior Designers Marly Hemisphere to create this mood board to give you an idea what they can do for you. Find an artwork you love and ask theme to build a story around it. www.marlyhemisphere.com.au
