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Colour
Guide
Introducing Dulux
Dulux has developed a comprehensive range of products to address
all of your decorating needs. Our in-store colour mixing system allows
you to choose from a palette of over 12,000 colours.
This new Colour Guide has been designed to help inspire you by showing
you just a selection of tried and tested colour schemes, guaranteed to enhance
your living environment.
For example, neutrals can be combined to create a warm, simple space,
or act as a base for a bolder colour scheme. Whilst seductive, rich reds or
dusky, inviting pinks can transform the mood of any room.
Whichever colour or colours you choose, you can be confident that by
choosing Dulux, you’re choosing a world class paint brought to you by the
world’s leading paint manufacturer.
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Contents
Creating easy colour schemes
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Yellows
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Oranges
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Reds
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Neutrals
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Blues
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Greens
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Exterior
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Colour tools
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Colour reference
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Useful information
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Visit our trained
colour consultants
in-store to receive
free design and
inspiration advice
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Creating easy colour schemes with
Dulux Colour Mixing...
Dulux Colour Mixing offers you the widest range of colours,
all specially mixed for you in-store. We have a database of
over 12,000 colours via our colour mixing system.
By following a few simple steps you can find colours that
go wonderfully together.
Let’s Colour...
There are three easy ways to use the
colour wheel to create a beautiful
colour scheme.
Blues
Greens
Using the colour wheel makes it
easy to combine colours for a stunning
scheme. Here we show you 3 ways to
combine colours in soft furnishings and
on walls for a look you’ll love.
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Violets
Reds
Yellows
Oranges
Toning
Use your favourite colour
on walls and pick accessories
in shades from the same
colour family for a chic,
understated look.
We’ve combined Mulberry Burst
with intense purple cushions for
a rich and modern look.
Contrasting
To make a real style
statement, combine
colours from opposite
sides of the colour wheel,
such as red and green.
Here, the intense red shades of
Redcurrant Glory provide the
perfect backdrop for the contrasting
green hues in the soft furnishings.
Harmonising
Using colours next to each
other on the colour wheel,
such as blue and green,
is the perfect way to create
a subtle, balanced scheme.
Here, the soft blue tones of Blue
Reflection marry beautifully with
green shades in accessories for
a stylish, inviting living space.
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Wall: Sunlight Yellow Far Wall Jasmine White
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Yellows
Yellows add an air of openness and brightens any space especially where natural light
is at a premium. To add a contemporary twist, combine yellows with neutrals, such as
Wild Primrose and Malt Chocolate or Beeswax and Perfectly Taupe.
Ivory Lace
Daffodil White
Ochre White
Fresh Cream
Orchid White
Barley White
Wild Primrose
Pale Citrus
Forest Lake 6
Gardenia
Alibi†
Buttermilk
Lemon Tropics
Forest Lake 5
Honeysuckle
Buttersilk
Beeswax
Lemon Pie
Sunlight Yellow
Honeygold
Pale Ivory†
Buttercream
Lemon Zest
Twisted Bamboo 1
Del Sol
Bamboo
Calabash†
Sunny Gee
Cornfield
Goldcup
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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Walls: Physalis and Cookie Dough Trim: White
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Oranges
Oranges can impart a sense of warmth and welcome to any space. Balance the energy
and vitality of Physalis with a good helping of a warm neutral such as Cookie Dough
for a look that is contemporary but relaxed and easy to live with.
Apricot White
Soft Peach
Rose White
Desert Light
Pearl Earing
Natural Wicker
Autumn Light
Apricot Crush
Heirloom
Debutante
Sunbaked Terracotta
Cameo
Rustic Peach
Coral Flower
Natural Terracotta
Creamed Pumpkin
Tuscan Terracotta
True Terracotta
Campfire
Roasted Red
Cookie Dough
Brick Red
Physalis
Poppy
Cricket Ball
Russet
Spicy Marmalade
Vintage Murano
Monarch
Rich Brown†
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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Foreground: Ruby Starlet Far Wall: Sweet Memory
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Reds
Mixing neutral and intense shades from the same colour family can ensure maximum
drama and harmony. The boldness of Ruby Starlet is toned with the subtlety of Sweet
Memory to create an up to the minute look of great character and personality.
Blossom White
Prelude
Strawberry n Cream
Vesper Bell
Dusted Fondant
Satin Bow
Sorbet
Fresh Bud
Pretty Pink
Dusted Damson
Sweet Memory
Shell
Sunset Pink
Sweet Pink
Gentle Lavender
Mud Hut
Cherry Soda
Sexy Pink
Raspberry Diva
Sugared Lilac
Redcurrant Glory
Celebration
Raspberry Bellini
Chinese Parasol
Passion Flower
Ruby Starlet
Post Office Red†
Crushed Berry
Rich Chestnut
Mulberry Burst
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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Neutrals
see inside for inspiration
Create a sense of personal space and simple sophistication using colours from our
carefully chosen palette of neutrals.
White Cotton
Off White
Jasmine White
Natural Calico
Timeless
Nude Glow
Almost Oyster
Almond White
Magnolia
Crazy Cream
Belle De Jour
Totally Nutmeg
Palladian†
Ivory
Irish Coffee
Mellow Mocha
Natural Hessian
Autumn Stone
RosePetal
Biscuit Beige
Potter’s Wheel
Soft Stone
Antique Satin
Irish Linen
Coffee Liqueur
Sierra
Muddy Puddle
Belgium Chocolare
Intense Truffle
African Mask
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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White Chiffon
Purely Shell
Vanilla Mist 1
White Mist
Simply Pearl
Swansdown
Gentle Fawn
Bone
Clouded Pearl 3
Lavender Haze
Just Walnut
Malt Chocolate
Silver
Heavy Seas
December Dawn
Egyptian Cotton
Perfectly Taupe
Sea Storm
Flake Grey
Rain Storm
Iced Frappe
Soft Truffle
Urban Obsession
Marine Grey
Merlin
Espresso Shot
Chocolate
Totally Cocoa
Connecticut Blue
Black
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Far wall: Sierra Near wall: Soft Truffle
Omole Imosemi
Dulux Brand Manager and Colour Trainer
“ I love the variety of
the warm and cool
neutrals displayed
together on the
central pages,
making it simple to
view the subtleties
between shades ”
Neutrals. Create
simple yet sophisticated
modern spaces.
The neutral palette is fashionable for all types of interiors
– creating a sense of space and simple sophistication.
Taupes, mochas, lichen greens and dusty blues are amongst
the most popular colours in this timeless palette.
Think of using ivories and creams with dusty greys
or mocha shades; steely neutral blues with warm coffee.
Try Perfectly Taupe with Soft Truffle, White Cotton with
Dusted Damson and Totally Nutmeg with Autumn Stone.
For larger spaces combine three harmonising colours,
as we have used here, to allow the colour to flow through
the whole building.
Blues
Blues are able to create space and a feeling of calm harmony in a room. New trends
focus on teals, ocean and duck egg shades which can be warmed with natural wood
or tones of coffee and mocha.
Violet White
Ash Lilac
Cornflower White
Blueberry White
Blue Chalk
Clouded Violet
Willow Herb
Kelp
Mineral Mist
Paradise Waters
Blissfull Blue
First Dawn
Blue Poppy
Splash Blue†
Cornish Dawn
Blue Babe
Jazz Blue
Delft China
Eko Blue†
Blue Reflection
Spring Crocus
Lost Lake
Sea Blue
Mediterranean Blue
Pacific Blue†
Windsor Blue
Midnight
Oxford Blue
Trafalgar
Teal Tension
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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Wall: Cornish Dawn
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Greens
The widest and most versatile of colour ranges, green, the essential colour of nature.
Yellow-toned greens such as Melon Sorbet or Soft Apple are used with the latest
interior trends. And the delicate bluer tones of Ice Blue and Alpine are always popular.
Jade White
Ice Blue
Spindrift
Apple White
Moorland Mist
Tuscan Glade 6
Willow Tree
Mint Icing
Soft Apple
Hopsack
Willow Balm
Pastel Green
Wellbeing
Alpine
Overtly Olive
Peppermint
Harmattan†
Gossamer
Eau de Nil
Moorland
Watercolour Green
Amazon
Putting Green
Melon Sorbet
Casuarina†
Regent Green
Richmond Green
National Green†
Wild Forest
Mustard
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow. †Only available in ready mixed.
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Wall: Gossamer Woodwork: Pastel Green
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Exterior
Provencal Yellow
County Cream
Buttermilk
Cornish Cream
Classic Cream
Faux Fur
Brown Sandstone
Grey Fieldstone
Pale Morel
Simply Pearl
Graphica Grey
Grey Velvet
Lunar Grey
Frosted Grey
Pale Embers
Toasted Terracotta
Mellow Brick
Muted Ginger
Almost Apricot
Provencal White
Fjord Blue
Rococo Blue
Blue Shingle
Warm Teal
Azure White
Pure Pine
Subtle Sage
Pale Aloe
Salix
Leaf Dew
Greens & Emeralds
Blues
Reds & Terracottas
Whites & Greys
Neutrals & Stones
Creams & Golds
The colours below are ideal for exterior surfaces. No more than three colours
should be used for masonry, trim and accent areas of a building.
We have reproduced the colour guide as accurately as printing process would allow.
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Wall: Alpine and Off White
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creating colour schemes
for your home?
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www.duluxnigeria.com
The Dulux website is the ideal platform
to be inspired by. It will help you fire
your imagination with ideas, trends and
style tips.
It is also the best source of information
to discover the whole range of Dulux
paints and all the tools that are at your
disposal to achieve your perfect colour
scheme and deliver a successful project.
Dulux Colour Concept
iPad app
This superb free app is the ideal colour
tool for designers. It gives you the power to
assemble images and colour samples, match
the colours from the Dulux palette and create
beautiful concept boards in minutes.
You can present your concept boards on the
iPad or inspire friends, colleagues and clients
by sharing them online.
Dulux Web Visualizer
Visit the Visualizer section of our website and
you can upload a photograph of the room
you are decorating and ‘paint’ it on screen in
any colour from the Dulux palette.
Try as many colours as you wish. Then,
when you have chosen, the Visualizer will
find the right complementary shades to
create a beautiful colour scheme.
www.duluxnigeria.com/webvisualizer
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Colour reference
COLOUR INDEX NAME
LRV
YELLOWS
Alibi*
Bamboo
Barley White
Beeswax*
Buttercream*
Buttermilk
Buttersilk*
Calabash*
Cornfield
Daffodil White*
Del Sol*
Forest Lake 5*
Forest Lake 6*
Fresh Cream*
Gardenia*
Goldcup*
Honeygold*
Honeysuckle*
Ivory Lace*
Lemon Pie*
Lemon Tropics*
Lemon Zest
Ochre White*
Orchid White*
Pale Citrus*
Pale Ivory*
Sunlight Yellow*
Sunny Gee
Twisted Bamboo 1*
Wild Primrose*
p6
67
39
75
64
59
72
74
59
55
81
55
75
79
80
77
41
67
72
83
74
75
70
81
82
79
79
73
62
63
76
ORANGES
Apricot Crush*
Apricot White*
Autumn Light*
Brick Red
Cameo
Campfire
Cookie Dough*
Coral Flower*
Creamed Pumpkin
Cricket Ball
Debutante
Desert Light*
Heirloom
Monarch*
Natural Terracotta*
Natural Wicker*
Pearl Earing*
Physalis*
p8
70
77
62
13
54
37
37
52
40
7
50
73
70
6
28
74
79
33
NAME
LRV
Poppy*
Rich Brown
Roasted Red*
Rose White*
Russet*
Rustic Peach*
Soft Peach*
Spicy Marmalade*
Sunbaked Terracotta*
True Terracotta
Tuscan Terracotta*
Vintage Murano*
13
3
13
79
14
56
72
10
79
24
37
17
REDS
Blossom White*
Celebration*
Cherry Soda*
Chinese Parasol*
Crushed Berry*
Dusted Damson*
Dusted Fondant*
Fresh Bud*
Gentle Lavender
Mud Hut*
Mulberry Burst*
Passion Flower*
Post Office Red
Prelude
Pretty Pink
Raspberry Bellini*
Raspberry Diva*
Redcurrant Glory*
Rich Chestnut
Ruby Starlet*
Satin Bow*
Sexy Pink
Shell
Sorbet*
Strawberry n Cream*
Sugared Lilac*
Sunset Pink
Sweet Memory
Sweet Pink*
Vesper Bell
p10
80
8
27
12
5
32
46
70
60
28
25
13
8
50
66
15
22
10
4
5
62
26
54
72
72
50
66
46
61
72
NEUTRALS
African Mask
Almond White
Almost Oyster
Antique Satin
Autumn Stone
p12
14
77
71
57
64
NAME
LRV
Belgium Chocolare*
Belle De Jour*
Biscuit Beige*
Black
Bone
Chocolate
Clouded Pearl 3*
Coffee Liqueur
Connecticut Blue
Crazy Cream*
December Dawn
Egyptian Cotton
Espresso Shot*
Flake Grey
Gentle Fawn
Heavy Seas
Iced Frappe
Intense Truffle*
Irish Coffee*
Irish Linen*
Ivory
Jasmine White
Just Walnut
Lavender Haze
Magnolia
Malt Chocolate*
Marine Grey
Mellow Mocha
Merlin
Muddy Puddle
Natural Calico
Natural Hessian
Nude Glow*
Off White
Palladian
Perfectly Taupe
Potter's Wheel*
Purely Shell
Rain Storm
RosePetal
Sea Storm*
Sierra*
Silver
Simply Pearl
Soft Stone
Soft Truffle
Swansdown
Timeless
Totally Cocoa*
Totally Nutmeg
Urban Obsession
COLOUR INDEX with typical LRV values.
* indicates colour names are trademarks of ICI the AkzoNobel Group.
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8
79
55
2
77
3
79
37
17
80
54
63
7
54
63
61
33
22
59
59
71
86
70
62
75
54
37
61
12
41
76
65
81
75
75
51
30
79
32
74
49
28
66
73
56
39
73
84
3
63
21
LRV = Light Reflectance Value
NAME
Vanilla Mist 1*
White Chiffon*
White Cotton*
White Mist
LRV
79
79
84
79
BLUES
Ash Lilac*
Blissfull Blue*
Blue Babe*
Blue Chalk*
Blue Poppy*
Blue Reflection*
Blueberry White*
Clouded Violet*
Cornflower White*
Cornish Dawn*
Delft China*
Eko Blue
First Dawn*
Jazz Blue
Kelp*
Lost Lake*
Mediterranean Blue*
Midnight
Mineral Mist*
Oxford Blue
Pacific Blue
Paradise Waters*
Sea Blue
Splash Blue
Spring Crocus*
Teal Tension
Trafalgar
Violet White
Willow Herb*
Windsor Blue*
p14
70
60
43
69
65
43
72
63
73
62
50
25
60
48
61
11
25
4
66
4
13
63
17
80
25
9
8
74
66
4
GREENS
Alpine*
Amazon*
Apple White*
Casuarina
Eau de Nil
Gossamer
Harmattan
Hopsack*
Ice Blue*
Jade White*
Melon Sorbet*
Mint Icing
Moorland*
p16
74
22
78
19
40
81
57
56
74
80
59
80
28
NAME
LRV
Moorland Mist
Mustard
National Green
Overtly Olive*
Pastel Green
Peppermint
Putting Green*
Regent Green*
Richmond Green *
Soft Apple*
Spindrift*
Tuscan Glade 6*
Watercolour Green
Wellbeing*
Wild Forest*
Willow Balm*
Willow Tree*
79
39
15
40
61
73
47
5
7
79
77
79
53
79
24
63
63
EXTERIOR
Almost Apricot*
Azure White
Blue Shingle*
Brown Sandstone*
Buttermilk
Classic Cream
Cornish Cream*
County Cream*
Faux Fur*
Fjord Blue*
Frosted Grey*
Graphica Grey*
Grey Fieldstone*
Grey Velvet*
Leaf Dew*
Lunar Grey*
Mellow Brick*
Muted Ginger*
Pale Aloe*
Pale Embers*
Pale Morel*
Provencal White
Provencal Yellow*
Pure Pine
Rococo Blue*
Salix*
Simply Pearl*
Subtle Sage*
Toasted Terracotta*
Warm Teal*
p18
65
73
54
45
74
80
79
63
32
26
69
14
52
43
80
59
33
42
71
81
62
80
50
44
42
71
70
54
25
67
Useful information
Choosing the right paint is as easy as:
A: Choose your colour or ask an assistant to find the closest colour
to your furnishings from our database of thousands
B: Choose your product and finish from our range
C: Ask an assistant to mix your paint
For further advice contact our carelines on 07098733733, 01-2703243
For more information about the Dulux and Dulux Trade range
of products, request for our Product Guide or visit the product
section on the Dulux Nigeria website.
Water-based paints Where possible, water-based paints should be selected in preference
to solvent-based paints – particularly for any large interior surface area such as walls,
ceilings and floors.
No lead added: Chemical and Allied Products Plc, technological Licensee of AkzoNobel
in Nigeria for the premium brand Dulux, is an ISO certified company since 1999. Presently,
CAP Plc is a recipient of two (2) ISO certifications, the ISO 9001: 2008 (Quality Management
System) and the ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System).
The Quality Management System Certification demonstrates CAP Plc’s ability to
consistently provide products that meet customer, regulatory and applicable statutory
requirements, while the Environmental Management System highlights the commitment
of the organisation, through its environmental policy, to avoid pollution, comply with all
environmental, legal and obligatory requirements, as well as its pledge to a programme of
objectives and targets to achieve continual improvement and minimize its impact on the
environment. It is worthy to note that CAP plc is the first Paint Manufacturing Company in
Nigeria to be certified with the Environmental Management System.
Tinting Best Practice For best colour consistency, sufficient tinted paint, including
touch-in, should be purchased at the beginning of each job from the same source.
We have reproduced this colour card as accurately as printing will allow. Please ensure that you use
a colour tester or sampler on the actual surface to be painted before decorating. As the substrate
(and texture) of the surface can change the appearance of the final colour, as can soft furnishings,
the shape, size and lighting of the room. Please note, colour testers indicate the colour of the product
only and are not representative of the quality or sheen of the final product purchased.
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and/or supplied by ICI the AkzoNobel Group or its affiliates and on condition that it shall be returned
to AkzoNobel on demand.
AkzoNobel, Dulux, Dulux Trade, the flourish logo, Weathershield, and all distinctive colour name
including those marked* are trademarks of the AkzoNobel group © AkzoNobel 2014.
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