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The Colour Edit.

Explore the deeper meaning behind every shade. From the science of how colour influences our senses to the stories that shape our palettes, here we delve into the emotional, psychological and cultural dimensions of colour. Expect thoughtful reflections, synesthetic insights, and a closer look at how colour informs the way we live, work and feel.

How Synesthesia Shapes Colour: YesColours Co-founder Emma Bestley

How Synesthesia Shapes Colour: YesColours Co-founder Emma Bestley

By Emma Bestley on Jun 12, 2025
Scandinavian bedroom with white boucle furniture and warm, pale blue walls

What Blue Paint Does to the Mind: The Science, Emotion and Design of Blue Interiors

By Elena Koycheva on Jun 20, 2025
landscape photography of a paint pouch reading 'YesColours surrounded by various decorating tools and objects painted in royal blue, all photographed on a clean royal blue background

YesColours Achieves B Corp Status for Sustainable Paint

By John Stubbs on Jun 16, 2025
white neutral background surrounded by brown autumn leaves, an orange decorative pumpkin, decorative brown pine cones and a dark blue wool shawl

How to create an autumnal colour scheme

By Emily Harnasz on Sep 24, 2024
dark living room painted in a bronzy brown orange colour, with a small dark forest green sofa, tv and artworks on the wall placed next to an artificial light

How to choose colours for north-facing rooms

By Elena Koycheva on Aug 13, 2024
spacious dining room with dark teal walls, abstract fine line drawing artworks, wooden dining table and chairs and pampas grass decorations

How to use teal colours in your home

By Emily Harnasz on Jul 16, 2024
image of three artificial skulls in blue, green and pink and with wavy lines and dots decorated on them, stacked on top of each other next to a tall candle, small tea candle, leafy plant, all photographed in front of a magenta coloured purple pink wall

How to take colour inspiration from Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday

By Iona Bower on Oct 27, 2023
photo of olive green wall with a dark velvet green curtain showing on the left, with a pale skin hand coming out of the corner with dark green long nails, holding an olive that's dripping green paint onto a cocktail glass

How to create a spooky colour scheme for Halloween

By Emily Harnasz on Oct 20, 2023
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