Dulux Colour Of The Year 2025
Every year, Dulux Trade collaborates with a renowned team of international forecasters to identify global trends that will influence our lives and environments over the coming years. Our colour experts at AkzoNobel’s Global Aesthetic Centre then translate these into a Colour of the Year and three complementary colour stories that reflect the times we are living in, offering specifiers a collection of contemporary colours to work with customers.
True Joy™
Dulux Colour of the Year 2025 is an uplifting yellow. A bright and positive colour that fills spaces with optimism, pride and imagination to help people move forward. It’s created to inspire people to leap out of their comfort zone. Just go for it and feel confident in doing so. It can be used on its own as a bold statement colour or as an accent colour in combination to transform interiors and exteriors across a wide range of sectors.
Palettes for uplifting spaces that inspire
To help with colour selection, our experts have created three colour palettes that bring the Colour of the year 2025 to life. Each of these palettes evokes a different mood and feeling, aiding in choosing the right colours that feel personal and fit the moment.
Bold Colour Story
These bold and exciting colours bring personality and dynamism to exteriors and help buildings stand out in a positive way. Bright colours mixed with our Colour of the Year, draw you in with their energy - creating a space where you want to adventure out of your comfort zone and be inspired to learn and think creatively.
Human Colour Story
Shades inspired by the raw materials used in human craftsmanship such as wood and clay. These colours work perfectly as a backdrop for those natural materials which are used widely in construction, furnishings and fittings, as well as helping any exterior feel a part of their surroundings. So, buildings old and new can feel at home in their natural environment.
Proud Colour Story
Inspired by cultures from the world around us, these earthy shades work together effortlessly. Reflecting natural dyes used in heritage furnishings, these colours work perfectly with hand shaped patterns and varying textures to create exteriors that are appealing, approachable and most importantly, welcoming.