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Interior enthusiasts are obsessed with the new Dulux Color of the Year 2025 — and this adventurous new shade might help you feel happier, too.
Dulux announced ‘True Joy™’ as its color of the year. Full of sunshine, the zingy vibrant yellow has all the hallmarks to help you feel energized and motivated around the house.
Feeling the weight of Blue Monday? Don’t worry, this color won’t let you down!
If the dark, cold January mornings are getting you down, why not explore Dulux’s ‘yellow’ palette range which includes four ready-made paints (yellow and neutral) that are already mixed, so can be purchased both online and in store at Wickes, plus the “True Joy™” color that must be mixed in store.

Available at the mixing counter in selected Wickes stores, ‘True Joy™ is this year’s hottest colour.
Hailed as “perfect” for walls, ceilings and creative details like bands, stripes and color blocking, it could freshen up your interior without breaking the bank.
If you’re tired of boring beiges, passionate about a kitchen refresh or just want to try the latest interior trend, then it’s the season to go. And Wickes is here to help Dulux Color of the Year 2025.
Available at the mixing counter in selected Wickes stores, ‘True Joy™’ is the most fashionable color of this year. A quick and easy way to revitalize rooms, it won’t cost the earth, but can make a real impact even with the most sparse touches.
Unexpected and bold, whether you use it sparingly or to embed the colors of your rooms, it is here to add sunshine and positivity to your home.
Interior enthusiasts embrace yellow as the new color trend for 2025 that is a far cry from the classic beige and white styles.
U Dulux Color of the Year 2025 is set to encourage you to get more creative with color, turning to an adventurous shade of yellow to brighten up a space and put a smile on your face. And it’s more versatile than you might think.
“I love the power that yellow has to make you smile, and add sunshine and positivity to a room, but sometimes we struggle with how to use it in the right combination with other colors and in the right amount” writes Marianne Shillingford. Dulux Creative Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Greeted “the last joy full of yellow”, he adds how ‘True Joy™’ is “perfect for walls, ceilings and creative details like bands, stripes and color blocks”.

Yellows can be used alongside existing neutrals in your home, so you can easily experiment with the trendy citrus color in an accessible way.
Even a small flash of the yellow color, obtained by painting a piece of furniture or the inside of a window or alcove, could help raise the mood of any room, adding immediate brightness without much work.
Used alongside the existing neutrals in your home, you can easily experiment with the the trending citrus color in an accessible way.
Helping to bring a space to life, ‘True Joy™’ from Dulux it helps to add a little pop of color to a room which will definitely bring more life and warmth to the room. Think of it as a sunstroke!
And “True Joy” is not the only yellow available. California days is one of its most popular colors in the yellow range. Already mixed, you can buy the happy shade both online and in store at Wickes.
Dulux complementary colors
Dulux California Days is another yellow full of joy. Adding sunshine and positivity to a room, it can also be used in combination with two perfect warm support neutrals, Twine Knotted and White.
The Color of the Year ‘True Joy™’ and Dulux California Days meet perfectly with warm neutrals like Dulux’s Knotted Twine – a great combination of mood.
Knotted Twine is a cool natural that can be used around the house, giving a calming feel to any room.
White Mist is a versatile shade of white that will complement the zesty tone of True Joy.
The cool white shade, almost with a touch of gray, helps make the rooms brighter while not being intrusive.