Every Year, AkzoNobel's Global Aesthetic Centre brings together a group of international experts and trend watchers from across the globe and from various disciplines of design, to pull together what they think the major global developments of colour will be for the next few years.
All of these colours are available in Dulux Trade finishes, which we mix in store for both delivery and collection.
The overall theme for this palette of colours is 'looking both ways'; the advantage of tradition but also modern innovation is seen, and the importance of opposite opinions and views is prevalent. This theme of opposites is clearly visible in the 4 trends below. Heritage & Future, Words & Pictures, Dark & Light, and The Grid & Letting Go.
Golds and gold tones are being used everywhere in the design world. The palette includes Dulux's overall colour of the Year 2016 'Cherished Gold'. (Code 20YY 36/370).
This colour trend is about using inspiration from the past to influence the now. Vintage and antique references contrasting or supporting the modern day.
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10YR 21/436
10YR 27/323
60YR 31/368
60YR 31/368
80YR 83/035
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18YR 05/072
50YR 16/127
70YR 31/135
50YR 47/047
50YR 65/056
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A picture may paint a thousand words, but with so much visual stimulation these days, are written words valued more? This is the inspiration behind the 2nd theme from Dulux this year.
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00NN 83/000
90BB 67/069
30YR 64/044
30RR 22/031
70BB 15/081
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40YY 67/196
70YY 57/098
50GG 63/042
70BG 56/061
90BG 42/106
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One of the key trends for 2016 is the importance of darkness, true darkness, in a world with increasing light pollution. Many of the colours in this palette blend seamlessly together, recalling the tones of dusk and dawn, during the 'golden hour'.
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10YY 23/261
45YY 11/200
18YR 05/072
30BB 05/022
50GG 05/063
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30BG 72/017
70BB 15/081
46RB 06/074
50BB 08/171
90BG 08/075
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This final theme looks at the juxtaposition of freedom and expression against rigid framework and control.
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10BB 83/017
30YY 41/700
50YR 32/460
70YR 56/190
53RB 76/067
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30BB 05/022
90BG 42/106
30BG 43/163
60YY 55/504
30YY 56/060
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What do you think of these themes, and of the colours Dulux think will be popular next year? We'd love to hear from you and see any pictures of rooms and spaces painted in these styles.
