Whites & Neutrals
Popular Neutrals
Neutrals are well known for their ability to create a cosy atmosphere while also providing an excellent base for so many interior styles and colours. Neutrals can bring a sense of calm and balance to your home while also giving you a blank canvas to add colour, texture and pattern to your space. Explore some of our popular neutrals here, and find the right one for your home. Colours featured: Dulux Te Kaha.
Warm neutrals
Warm neutral hues create inviting interior spaces. When they’re toasty and packed full of yellow, brown and orange undertones, they invoke a sense of cosiness and comfort you'll love to live in.
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Tapawera
A beautiful soft neutral with an apricot base makes Tapawera the perfect choice for creating an inviting interior space. Try scheming it with Lyttelton Quarter and Lyttelton Double.
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Muriwai
Muriwai is a lovely warm beige with subtle ochre undertones. Pair it with warm whites such as Sandfly Point Quarter and Cardrona as well as greens such as Raymonds Gap.
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Muriwai
Muriwai is a lovely warm beige with subtle ochre undertones. Pair it with warm whites such as Sandfly Point Quarter and Cardrona as well as greens such as Raymonds Gap.
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Tapawera
A beautiful soft neutral with an apricot base makes Tapawera the perfect choice for creating an inviting interior space. Try scheming it with Lyttelton Quarter and Lyttelton Double.
Cool neutrals
Cool-toned neutral hues create simple, classic foundations for you to add your personal style. Their blueish, grey and sometimes green, undertones give them a sense of sophistication, perfect for layering decadently.
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Lyttelton
Lyttelton is a popular and complex soft grey with a subtle green undertone. It works well as a main wall colour both inside and out. Pair it with cool whites such as Mt Aspiring and Ōkārito, as well as deeper greys, greens and charcoals such as Lyttelton Double, Ōhai, Glendhu Bay and Castlecliff.
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Tīrau
Tīrau is a classic true grey. This popular shade works well with cool whites such as Ōkārito and Mt Aspiring as well as greys such as Boulder Beach and Manorburn Double.
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Lyttelton Quarter
Lyttelton Quarter is a soft grey white with a very subtle green undertone. It is ideal as a main wall colour both inside and out. Pair it with soft whites such as Te Āpiti and Mt Aspiring Half as well as deeper greys, greens and neutrals such as Lyttelton Double, Ōhai Half and Pūkaki.
Create warmth and texture quickly, by adding neutral tones, tactile furnishings, natural fibres and vegetal hues.
Interior
Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and Large Colour Swatches.
Interior
Using a neutral colour scheme inside your home is a surefire way to add depth and sophistication to your spaces. And best of all, the theme only grows richer with tasteful styling and furnishing. Neutrals are also a great way to refresh your space seasonally, when you’re looking for a change of pace without breaking the budget.
Walls
Puysegur Point
Puysegaur Point is a deep warm neutral that works well as a feature colour inside and a main broadwall colour on exteriors. It works well with soft whites and neutrals such as Haast Half and Waitangi Half.
A classic comeback
Simply Scandi
Exterior
Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and Large Colour Swatches.
Exterior
Create texture and interest throughout your exterior spaces by layering neutral hues. Taking a palette inspired by nature, create a base tonal colour scheme that is further complemented by natural textures like timber and stone.
A timeless revival
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Cossack Rock Quarter
Cossack Rock Quarter is a beautiful soft neutral with a green undertone. It is perfect for open plan interiors and exteriors and can also be used as a trim colour. It works well with a range of whites such as Mt Aspiring or Cardrona Half and also pairs well with darker grey-greens such as Cloudy Range and Marine Parade.
Keep it contemporary
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Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection. To ensure best accuracy, test your colour choice at home by ordering Dulux Sample Pots and A4 Colour Swatches.