Dulux Colour Forecast 2027
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Dulux Colour Forecast 2027 Palettes
Find comfort in stillness
Inspired by Japanese craftsmanship and the comfort of everyday rituals. Dulux Sensory offers sense of calm and reassurance in an increasingly connected world. Designed to engage the senses, it encourages moments of reflection and pause.
Sensory brings together soft, layered tones, from botanical greens and warm neutrals to muted blue and rich earthy browns. Touches of wheat and tan add warmth and familiarity, creating a palette that feels calm, balanced and inviting.
The Sensory Palette
Dulux Sensory is a soft, tonal palette built around botanical greens such as Dulux Puketī Forest, Dulux Willow Flat and Dulux Grahams Beach, balanced by warm wheat and muted neutral tones including Dulux Darfield and Dulux Mason Bay Double. A gentle muted blue, Dulux Puhoi brings a sense of freshness and restoration, while deep browns such as Dulux Tongariro and Dulux Waipoua Forest add depth and contrast.
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The Play Palette
Dulux Play is a vibrant and uplifting palette, featuring unexpected colour pairings and playful contrasts. Gentle pastels, including Dulux Silverstream and Dulux Havelock Half, are brought to life with accents of spearmint, berry and vibrant orange. Layered blues, including Dulux Balaena Bay and Dulux Birdlings Flat, introduce freshness and optimism, while deeper tones such as the rich warm brown of Dulux Whakapapa provide balance and grounding.
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The Treasure Palette
This palette captures the grandeur and depth of ancient treasures, featuring berry shades such as Dulux Omaui and Dulux Danseys Pass. Shades of yellow and gold like Dulux Dipton and Dulux Arrow River bring warmth and luminosity, balancing deeper tones such as Dulux Precision. Dulux Plunge, a striking teal shines as a contrast alongside Dulux Bluff Hill, an energising coral-pink shade. Together, these colours create sophisticated and immersive interiors that evoke a sense of drama and theatricality.
Carefully curated by the Dulux Colour Team, led by Colour & Design Specialist Davina Harper in New Zealand, the annual Dulux Colour Forecast is grounded in extensive year-round research into the global and local trends shaping the way we live and the homes we create. For more than 15 years, the Dulux Colour Forecast has been a trusted source of colour and design inspiration for architects, designers, specifiers and homeowners across New Zealand.
To distil the ever-evolving design landscape into a clear and inspiring colour direction, the Dulux Colour Team collaborates with international brands, attends design fairs, seminars, runway presentations and global events including Milan Design Week. The team also draws on bespoke trend research and insights from Dulux's global network spanning the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific. As members of the Color Marketing Group (CMG), the team analyses international forecasting reports and insights from leading trend forecasters, including Color Hive and LS:N Global, helping ensure each Forecast reflects the emerging colours, ideas and influences shaping interiors of the future.
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Dulux colours of New Zealand®
Only Dulux pigments mixed into Wash&Wear® are designed to create the iconic Dulux Colours of New Zealand® every time.
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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.
