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Sara Hesikova

It’s all about blue in 2026 – Dulux reveals not one but three shades of blue as its colours of the year

A living room painted in Dulux's Mellow Flow blue shade with an off-white modular sofa and open shelving painted in Mellow Flow and Free Groove.

It’s here, my favourite time of the year – the season of new colours of the year reveals that give us all a sneak peek into what’s to come in the next year. And paint brand Dulux is kicking off the season with a bang as it introduces three shades instead of one, collectively called Rhythm of Blues, as the Dulux colours of the year for 2026.

This is the first time Dulux has ever gone for a trio of colours over one shade, like last year’s True Joy, as its colour of the year. And as you may have guessed by the name, they are all shades of blue – namely Mellow Flow, Free Groove and Slow Swing. But one couldn’t be more different from the other, ranging from soft and light to bold and vibrant and finally, dark and moody colour and paint ideas. And yet, they exist together in harmony and can be easily mixed and matched.

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