These are the shades you can expect to see repeatedly throughout the year. Last year, we saw the popularity of butter yellows, rich browns and deep reds, now it's time for something different.
The start of a new year always brings a quiet shift - a moment to reassess, reset, and re-energise the spaces we call home. And as we move into 2026, we collectively seem to be craving the same things: reconnection, creative confidence, and a sense of luminous optimism.
Colour is one of the most powerful tools we have to support that shift. It changes how we feel before we even realise it - shaping mood, movement, creativity and comfort in every room of the home.
For 2026, we’ve crafted a palette of five colour groups that capture this cultural moment, each one rooted in emotional intention and designed to bring balance, beauty, and fresh energy into your space.
Let’s meet them.
Electric Blue - The Optimist’s Colour.
A showstopper shade that radiates clarity and creative courage, Electric Blue is our boldest expression of optimism for the year ahead. Bright, energising and full of life, it’s the colour that reminds you to think bigger, move boldly, and choose joy on purpose.
Where it works:
Use it anywhere you want an instant confidence boost; creative studios, home offices, hallways, or even ceilings for a gallery-like moment. It pairs beautifully with soft neutrals or metallic finishes (chrome, brass) to create a striking, luminous feel.
Electric Blue and Nostalgic Pink.
Renewing Soft Greens - The Rebalance
A breath of fresh air in colour form. Graceful Green, Calming Green and Restful Green are relaxing yet uplifting, bridging stillness and growth with their gentle, restorative presence. As we move into a year where balance matters more than ever, this soft green helps reset the emotional tone of a room.
Where it works:
Ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and transitional spaces. It shines in natural light and pairs beautifully with pale woods, textured neutrals, and soft pinks. Use it to brighten smaller rooms or soften stronger tones.
Restful Green colour drenched in a spare bedroom.
Purples and Lilacs - The Creative Awakening
Purples are stepping into a new role - energetic, emotional, and future-ready. Joyful Lilac, Fresh Lilac and Passionate Lilac capture this evolution with a hue that feels playful, immersive and gently spiritual. It blurs the line between physical and digital, making it perfect for spaces that need a touch of imagination.
Where it works:
Wonderful in bedrooms, dressing rooms, kids’ rooms or creative corners. It glows beautifully in daylight and lamplight, creating a cocooning yet uplifting vibe. Pair with warm woods, creamy neutrals, mint, or peach to create a modern-romantic palette.
Joyful Lilac kitchen
Energised Blush Pinks - The Uplifting
Warm, tender and quietly joyful, Energised Blush brings human connection into the palette. It’s rooted in the emotional softness of our Nostalgic Pink or Restful Pink, but with a touch more uplift for our Fresh Peach - all three hues feel like kindness and joy woven into the walls.
Where it works:
Perfect for living rooms, nurseries and shared family spaces. It layers beautifully with terracotta, coral, warm metallics or even on ceilings and woodwork for a subtle lift.
Nostalgic Pink kitchen space with Mellow Yellow accents.
Deep Clay Taupes - The Grounding
Every palette needs an anchor, and Secluded Neutral provides it - warm, stable, restorative. This deep sandy neutral reminds us that renewal begins from solid ground, offering a sense of calm that balances the more expressive hues. Alongside it, Loving Neutral and Mellow Neutral introduce lighter, softer notes; pale mushroom and sandy tones that bring balance and flexibility to the palette.
Where it works:
Bedrooms, dining rooms and living spaces. It pairs effortlessly with deep yellows, reds, browns and blacks, and loves to be layered with linen, earthenware textures and candlelight for quiet sophistication.
Secluded Neutral hallway.
Why These Colours Matter for 2026
This palette isn’t about trends - it’s about emotional resonance.
We’re entering a year that calls for creativity balanced with calm, optimism grounded in reality, and spaces that help us reconnect with ourselves and one another. Each of these shades is designed to support that journey:
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Blue for clarity and courage
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Green for renewal
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Lilac for imagination
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Blush for warmth
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Taupe for grounding
Together they tell a story of hope, balance and fresh energy - a palette for people ready to begin again, with intention.
Ready to Bring New Energy Into Your Home?
Swatches and paint samples are the best place to start.
Test your favourites, see how they shift throughout the day, and find the combination that feels like your new year.