Colour Insights

We've provided colour basics and key principles to help you select paint colours and create the perfect palette for your home.

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling and wainscotting, and two doors opening to a bright orange hallway.

Complementary Colours

Learn how complementary colour schemes energize any space.

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling, light green wainscotting, and two doors opening to a rich violet hallway.

Analogous Colours

Explore the harmony of analogous colour schemes.

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling and wainscotting, and two doors opening to a dark navy blue hallway.

Guide to Monochromatic Colour Schemes

See how monochromatic colour schemes can create an elevated design in any home.

A two-tone wall painted light-sage green on the upper wall and off-white on the lower wall, with off-white trim, a dark blue door and inset shelves holding glass vases and trinkets.

Alternatives to Neutral Paint Colours

Explore pastels, sunbaked neutrals, and dark natural paint colours.

Two-tone wall painted in Subtle AF-310 and Sea Life 2118-40 framed by a black fireplace.

Warm & Cool Colours

Discover how warm and cool paint colours impact your space.

Light blue-painted walls with an open window and shear white curtains blowing in the wind featuring a bench with a striped pillow and black side table.

Pale and Pastel Paint Colours

From soft pinks to pastel blues, discover a fresh palette curated from our top pale and pastel paint colours.

A dark blue-painted room with black framed mirror and crystal glasses on a table.

Jewel-Toned Paint Colours

See why these deeply saturated hues elevate any space.

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The Colour Handbook

A guide to selecting paint colour.

A vase of flowers sits on a small, square bedside table next to an open window framed by a gauzy white curtain and a light blue wall.

Your Personal Colour Palette

Learn how to foster your colour confidence.

Red and blue living room with gray couch.

Psychology of Colour

See how colour and colour combinations influence the mood of a home.