This CPD webinar shows the Elemental, Ethereal, and Evoke palettes and their roots in global design, brutalism, wellness-focused interiors, and expressive maximalism.
Dulux Colour Forecast 2026
CPD & CE Credits
10.00 NZ Registered Architects Board Points 1.00 Australian QLD - NSW - VIC - TAS - WA Points 1.00 Australian CPD ACT-SA-NT Points 1.00 Licensed Building Practitioner Points
Presented By
Davina Harper from Dulux
Event Description
This session presents the Dulux Colour Forecast for 2026, exploring the global design influences, cultural shifts, and material trends shaping three key colour palettes: Elemental, Ethereal, and Evoke. It examines how emerging colour directions, finishes, and material combinations can be applied to contemporary residential and commercial interiors to create spaces that respond to changing lifestyle, sustainability, and emotional design priorities.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key social, cultural, and design influences informing the Dulux 2026 colour palettes.
- Describe the defining characteristics, materials, and intended emotional responses associated with the Elemental, Ethereal, and Evoke palettes.
- Explain how colour, texture, finishes, and materials are combined to support different interior design outcomes and spatial experiences.
- Apply colour palette combinations and tonal layering techniques to residential and commercial interior schemes.
- Compare the use of warm neutrals, pastels, saturated tones, and material finishes across different design styles and trend directions.
Speaker BIO: Davina Harper is the Colour & Design Specialist at Dulux. Davina works with global forecasting groups and travels to the Milan Furniture Fair each year, applying her interior design, trend forecasting and colour expertise to help shape each year’s Dulux Colour Forecast. “I adore working with colour and experimenting with unusual hue combinations to help bring a space to life.”
