let’s colour

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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Above: Wall Delft China
Front Cover: Wall Pink Nevada 1, Party Surprise 4, 60YY 39/654, Cherry Soda,
Auburn Falls 4, Flake Grey, Urban Obsession, Vintage Murano

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 Contents
Creating easy colour schemes 4

Yellows 6

Oranges 8

Reds 10

Neutrals 12

Blues 14

Greens 16

Exterior 18

Colour tools 20

Colour reference 22

Useful information 23

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... Blues Violets

There are three easy ways to use the

colour wheel to create a beautiful
colour scheme.
Greens Reds
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.
Yellows Oranges

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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
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.
Creams & Golds

Provencal Yellow County Cream Buttermilk Cornish Cream Classic Cream

Neutrals & Stones

Faux Fur Brown Sandstone Grey Fieldstone Pale Morel Simply Pearl
Whites & Greys

Graphica Grey Grey Velvet Lunar Grey Frosted Grey Pale Embers
Reds & Terracottas

Toasted Terracotta Mellow Brick Muted Ginger Almost Apricot Provencal White
Blues

Fjord Blue Rococo Blue Blue Shingle Warm Teal Azure White
Greens & Emeralds

Pure Pine Subtle Sage Pale Aloe Salix Leaf Dew

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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 Do you need help
creating colour schemes
for your home?
visualizer

visualizer

Discover the
FREE Dulux Nigeria Visualizer App
• Instant colour scheming when you are out and about
• Closest colour from over 12,000 Dulux colours
• Multiple colour schemes for you to choose from
• Dulux Masterclasses - “how-to” video demonstrations
• Finds your location and nearest Dulux Colour stockists

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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 LRV = Light Reflectance Value

NAME LRV NAME LRV NAME LRV NAME LRV NAME LRV
YELLOWS p6 Poppy* 13 Belgium Chocolare* 8 Vanilla Mist 1* 79 Moorland Mist 79
Alibi* 67 Rich Brown 3 Belle De Jour* 79 White Chiffon* 79 Mustard 39
Bamboo 39 Roasted Red* 13 Biscuit Beige* 55 White Cotton* 84 National Green 15
Barley White 75 Rose White* 79 Black 2 White Mist 79 Overtly Olive* 40
Beeswax* 64 Russet* 14 Bone 77 Pastel Green 61
Buttercream* 59 Rustic Peach* 56 Chocolate 3 BLUES p14 Peppermint 73
Buttermilk 72 Soft Peach* 72 Clouded Pearl 3* 79 Ash Lilac* 70 Putting Green* 47
Buttersilk* 74 Spicy Marmalade* 10 Coffee Liqueur 37 Blissfull Blue* 60 Regent Green* 5
Calabash* 59 Sunbaked Terracotta* 79 Connecticut Blue 17 Blue Babe* 43 Richmond Green * 7
Cornfield 55 True Terracotta 24 Crazy Cream* 80 Blue Chalk* 69 Soft Apple* 79
Daffodil White* 81 Tuscan Terracotta* 37 December Dawn 54 Blue Poppy* 65 Spindrift* 77
Del Sol* 55 Vintage Murano* 17 Egyptian Cotton 63 Blue Reflection* 43 Tuscan Glade 6* 79
Forest Lake 5* 75 Espresso Shot* 7 Blueberry White* 72 Watercolour Green 53
Forest Lake 6* 79 REDS p10 Flake Grey 54 Clouded Violet* 63 Wellbeing* 79
Fresh Cream* 80 Blossom White* 80 Gentle Fawn 63 Cornflower White* 73 Wild Forest* 24
Gardenia* 77 Celebration* 8 Heavy Seas 61 Cornish Dawn* 62 Willow Balm* 63
Goldcup* 41 Cherry Soda* 27 Iced Frappe 33 Delft China* 50 Willow Tree* 63
Honeygold* 67 Chinese Parasol* 12 Intense Truffle* 22 Eko Blue 25
Honeysuckle* 72 Crushed Berry* 5 Irish Coffee* 59 First Dawn* 60 EXTERIOR p18
Ivory Lace* 83 Dusted Damson* 32 Irish Linen* 59 Jazz Blue 48 Almost Apricot* 65
Lemon Pie* 74 Dusted Fondant* 46 Ivory 71 Kelp* 61 Azure White 73
Lemon Tropics* 75 Fresh Bud* 70 Jasmine White 86 Lost Lake* 11 Blue Shingle* 54
Lemon Zest 70 Gentle Lavender 60 Just Walnut 70 Mediterranean Blue* 25 Brown Sandstone* 45
Ochre White* 81 Mud Hut* 28 Lavender Haze 62 Midnight 4 Buttermilk 74
Orchid White* 82 Mulberry Burst* 25 Magnolia 75 Mineral Mist* 66 Classic Cream 80
Pale Citrus* 79 Passion Flower* 13 Malt Chocolate* 54 Oxford Blue 4 Cornish Cream* 79
Pale Ivory* 79 Post Office Red 8 Marine Grey 37 Pacific Blue 13 County Cream* 63
Sunlight Yellow* 73 Prelude 50 Mellow Mocha 61 Paradise Waters* 63 Faux Fur* 32
Sunny Gee 62 Pretty Pink 66 Merlin 12 Sea Blue 17 Fjord Blue* 26
Twisted Bamboo 1* 63 Raspberry Bellini* 15 Muddy Puddle 41 Splash Blue 80 Frosted Grey* 69
Wild Primrose* 76 Raspberry Diva* 22 Natural Calico 76 Spring Crocus* 25 Graphica Grey* 14
Redcurrant Glory* 10 Natural Hessian 65 Teal Tension 9 Grey Fieldstone* 52
ORANGES p8 Rich Chestnut 4 Nude Glow* 81 Trafalgar 8 Grey Velvet* 43
Apricot Crush* 70 Ruby Starlet* 5 Off White 75 Violet White 74 Leaf Dew* 80
Apricot White* 77 Satin Bow* 62 Palladian 75 Willow Herb* 66 Lunar Grey* 59
Autumn Light* 62 Sexy Pink 26 Perfectly Taupe 51 Windsor Blue* 4 Mellow Brick* 33
Brick Red 13 Shell 54 Potter's Wheel* 30 Muted Ginger* 42
Cameo 54 Sorbet* 72 Purely Shell 79 GREENS p16 Pale Aloe* 71
Campfire 37 Strawberry n Cream* 72 Rain Storm 32 Alpine* 74 Pale Embers* 81
Cookie Dough* 37 Sugared Lilac* 50 RosePetal 74 Amazon* 22 Pale Morel* 62
Coral Flower* 52 Sunset Pink 66 Sea Storm* 49 Apple White* 78 Provencal White 80
Creamed Pumpkin 40 Sweet Memory 46 Sierra* 28 Casuarina 19 Provencal Yellow* 50
Cricket Ball 7 Sweet Pink* 61 Silver 66 Eau de Nil 40 Pure Pine 44
Debutante 50 Vesper Bell 72 Simply Pearl 73 Gossamer 81 Rococo Blue* 42
Desert Light* 73 Soft Stone 56 Harmattan 57 Salix* 71
Heirloom 70 NEUTRALS p12 Soft Truffle 39 Hopsack* 56 Simply Pearl* 70
Monarch* 6 African Mask 14 Swansdown 73 Ice Blue* 74 Subtle Sage* 54
Natural Terracotta* 28 Almond White 77 Timeless 84 Jade White* 80 Toasted Terracotta* 25
Natural Wicker* 74 Almost Oyster 71 Totally Cocoa* 3 Melon Sorbet* 59 Warm Teal* 67
Pearl Earing* 79 Antique Satin 57 Totally Nutmeg 63 Mint Icing 80
Physalis* 33 Autumn Stone 64 Urban Obsession 21 Moorland* 28

COLOUR INDEX with typical LRV values.

* indicates colour names are trademarks of ICI the AkzoNobel Group.

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 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.

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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.
This colour card is and remains the property of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. (“ICI”) (part of the
AkzoNobel Group) and is loaned on condition that it is used solely to specify products manufactured
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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Manufactured under license from Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. part of the
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