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Colour Forecast 2020

Comeback

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While there is a sense of safety in the familiar, we cannot ignore the call to break out and express our true selves. Comeback speaks to this innately creative desire, inspiring us to blend contemporary design cues with vintage pieces.

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Vintage styles mix with contemporary pieces to create an eclectic look

Comeback blends eclectic style with vintage charm to create a rich and layered aesthetic that feels expressive in its maximalism, yet reassuringly familiar.

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Blues can create a tranquil and calming atmosphere in your home. Dark blues can add sophistication and moodiness to the space whilst lighter blues can add a sense of calm. Blue is a versatile colour and can be easily schemed with many other colours for the interior or exterior.

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Blues can create a tranquil and calming atmosphere in your home. Dark blues can add sophistication and moodiness to the space whilst lighter blues can add a sense of calm.  Blue is a versatile colour and can be easily schemed with many other colours for the interior or exterior.
Blend eclectic style with vintage charm.
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Colour Tip

Living with tonal shades of blue helps to create a peaceful and calm space. Make your room feel larger by using lighter shades such as Dulux Lake Camp and Cameo Blue Half.

Design classics make a return

Borrowing from the past turns our focus to the design classics of the 1920s–1950s, such as the Bauhaus, and Arts and Crafts movements. The result? A blend of personality, heritage and sense of home.

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Mt Maunganui

Mt Maunganui is a midtone soft brown with a slight red undertone. It is a great option if you are looking to add a sense of warmth and earthiness to a space.

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Mt Maunganui is a midtone soft brown with a slight red undertone. It is a great option if you are looking to add a sense of warmth and earthiness to a space.
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Sentimental throwbacks with flashes of 80s-inspired fun

Vibrant, clean colours like the striking Dulux Master Blue can create a key highlight and, in open spaces, help to divide the room into functional zones. Weave sentimental throwbacks with flashes of 80s-inspired fun.

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Master Blue

A deep and vibrant blue, Master Blue is wonderfully suited for accents both inside or outside the home. Master Blue creates an alluring focal point in open spaces and help divide a room into functional zones.

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A deep and vibrant blue, Master Blue is wonderfully suited for accents both inside or outside the home. Master Blue creates an alluring focal point in open spaces and help divide a room into functional zones.
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Feel right at home in the bedroom

Comeback’s serene and refreshing tonal blue palette is right at home in a bedroom. Tap into the terrazzo revival with graphically patterned textiles.

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Katikati

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.

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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.
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Hero your everyday spaces

Use your everyday living spaces to hero personal items alongside eco-sensitive vintage purchases and new heirlooms. Feature objects that are both elegant and timeless, then add a pop of retro-cool.

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Mt Maunganui

Mt Maunganui is a midtone soft brown with a slight red undertone. It is a great option if you are looking to add a sense of warmth and earthiness to a space.

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Mt Maunganui is a midtone soft brown with a slight red undertone. It is a great option if you are looking to add a sense of warmth and earthiness to a space.
‘Njosnavelin / I Don’t Want to Push it’ artwork by Liam Snootle
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Comeback Palette

Tonal blues draw inspiration from the early 20th century, with warm hues of burgundy, rust and mustard to accentuate that elegant vintage style.

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Get the look with the Comeback trend

The Dulux Colour Forecast is about more than colour, it helps bring trends to life in your home through styling and accessories. Here we take you through key elements and styling tips for the Comeback trend.

Created an unexpected highlight

A rug can bring together all the colour elements in the room. Create an unexpected highlight with a traditional Persian style rug alongside modern retro styles. The look is surprisingly timeless.

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Master Blue

A deep and vibrant blue, Master Blue is wonderfully suited for accents both inside or outside the home. Master Blue creates an alluring focal point in open spaces and help divide a room into functional zones.

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A deep and vibrant blue, Master Blue is wonderfully suited for accents both inside or outside the home. Master Blue creates an alluring focal point in open spaces and help divide a room into functional zones.
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Add a personal touch

An unusual mix of decor can be cleverly united through a common colour palette. We recommend varying blues and greens combined with fresh white and accents of purple, red and orange.

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Torpedo Bay

Torpedo Bay is a sophisticated, deep blue that adds character to any room. It is perfect for living spaces, bedrooms and front doors and looks stunning when teamed with crisp white Ōkārito, neutrals such as Ōpononi and softer blues such as Onetangi.

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Torpedo Bay is a sophisticated, deep blue that adds character to any room. It is perfect for living spaces, bedrooms and front doors and looks stunning when teamed with crisp white Ōkārito, neutrals such as Ōpononi and softer blues such as Onetangi.
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Achieve the look using Dulux Wash&Wear®

Bring the essence of our 2020 trends to your home using Dulux Wash&Wear®. Only our formulas are designed to create the iconic colours shown here every time.

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Want to see more of the Comeback trend?

For more details on the products and colours featured in our Dulux Colour Forecast 2020, download our digital magazine.

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Featured artwork 'Peering in (Canopy)' by Clare Brodie. Featured artwork 'White Desert' by Chris Sisarich. Featured: 'Lilac Moon IV' , original print by Ellie Malin
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Cultivate

Tonal greens are interspersed with uplifting pops of chalky blue, deep plum and yellow curd.

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Indulge

This rich and soothing palette features luxurious melon, salmon, brown, red and cosmetic tints.

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Grounded

This warm neutral palette sees elements of white through to caramel unite with muted lavender.

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Disclaimer

Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and A4 Colour Swatches.

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