Colour
The Voice of Colour palette exclusively brings Johnstone’s Trade over 2000 of the latest trend focussed colours that will inspire colour confidence for any project. The Voice of Colour palette has been specially created to work with Johnstone’s Trade high performance decorative paints to ensure lasting quality, performance and colour accuracy.
PAINT COLOUR TRENDS
Since 2013, colour experts from PPG, the global coatings company behind Johnstone's Trade, have gathered annually to analyse the societal, cultural and design influences shaping colour preferences across architecture.
Representing markets around the world, our colour experts share insights and expertise to identify emerging styles, colour directions and paint trends for the years ahead.
Explore the 2027 trend forecast and discover the colours set to shape spaces in 2027, and find a palette that inspires your next project.
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Foundations - 2027 Colour & Design Trends
Foundations uncovers the ideas shaping tomorrow's spaces, translating global design influences into colour palettes that inspire confident and considered choices.
2027 Colour Of The Year
Colour of the Year 2027
Johnstone’s Trade announces the PPG Voice of Colour 2027 Colour of the Year is Country Soil (PPG15-30).
Country Soil (PPG15-30) is a rich, earthy tone that brings warmth, authenticity and a sense of calm to any interior.
Inspired by the natural beauty of sun-baked clay, weathered stone and fertile landscapes, Country Soil celebrates our enduring connection to the natural world. Grounding yet refined, this versatile shade creates spaces that feel welcoming, timeless and effortlessly balanced. Whether paired with contemporary finishes or traditional design elements, Country Soil offers a reassuring sense of comfort and stability, making it an ideal choice for modern living.
Solid Ground
Solid Ground celebrates stability, authenticity and craftsmanship, with warm, earthy tones and timeless colours that create spaces that feel grounded, dependable and reassuring.
Quiet Zone
Quiet Zone embraces simplicity and restoration through soft, calming hues that encourage reflection, wellbeing and moments of pause in our increasingly busy lives.
Life Shared
Life Shared is inspired by connection and community, featuring welcoming colours that support collaboration, shared experiences and spaces designed to bring people together.
2026 Colour Of The Year
Colour of the Year 2026
Johnstone’s Trade announces the PPG Voice of Colour 2026 Colour of the Year is Secret Safari (PPG1110-4). Secret Safari (PPG1110-4) is a nuanced yellow‑green with a soft, organic feel. Its mineral undertone brings together natural warmth and modern style, creating a colour that feels both calming and uplifting. This olive‑lime shade works beautifully in a wide range of spaces: from relaxed residential interiors to vibrant commercial environments.The nuanced yellow-green offers both a calming and energizing effect, depending on light and context.
Authentic
A design theme inspired by natural materials and earthy tones that emphasis simplicity, comfort, and a deeper connection to the environment.
The paint colours featured are; Auburn Trees (PPG1070‑6), Lazy Summer (PPG1068‑4) and Acai Berry (PPG1046‑7).
Visionary
A design theme that blends balanced contrasts, cool clarity, and forward‑thinking tones for modern, future‑ready spaces.
The paint colours featured are; Cactus Blossom (PPG1138‑1) and Midnight River (PPG1035‑7).
Expressive
A design theme that celebrates creativity, joy, and personality through bold, uplifting colour combinations.
The paint colours featured are; Idyllic Isle (PPG1235‑4) and Boudoir Blue (PPG1244‑4).
2025 Colour Trends
Colour of the Year 2025
Johnstone’s Trade announces the PPG Voice of Colour 2025 Colour of the Year is Acai Berry (PPG1047-7).A warm, high-impact hue that demonstrates the transformative power of colour, and a colour choice that aims to empower users to unapologetically paint with dramatic colours.
Acai Berry (PPG1047-7) represents the appreciation for self-discovery and self-expression that have led to the rise of maximalism across industries. As a result, Johnstone’s colour forecasters predict that professional will lean into dramatic colours like Acai Berry in 2025.
Extra Celestial
A design theme that draws influence from the energy within and the growing trend toward self- trust.
The paint colours featured are; Stained Glass (PPG1165-6), Romantic Evening (PPG1049-7) and Romantic Evening (PPG1049-7).
Bio–Fuse
A design theme that explores nature, science, and futurism as a fusion of influences that have the ability to create a better world.
The paint colours featured are; Dark Green Velvet (PPG1136-7) , Sunday Morning (PPG 1053-5) and Foglight (PPG1110-3).
Artifical
A design theme that is made in partnership with AI and the ever-blurring boundary between what is considered real and unreal.
The paint colours featured are; Magic Magenta (PPG1180-7), Cranapple (PPG1190-5) and Blue Calico (PPG1246-7)..
Earth & Archive
A design theme that evokes nostalgia for natural materials and exceptional craftsmanship while remaining contemporary.
The paint colours featured are; Life Lesson (PPG1128-3), Honey Graham (PPG1069-5) andSandpaper (PPG1062-4)..
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VISUALISE YOUR COLOUR
The Johnstone’s ColourBox Virtual Room Visualiser tool puts you in control of the paint colours for your project. You can digitally paint your room with our paint colour palettes and latest colour trends,
Find confidence in the perfect paint colours for your room, order paint colour sample cards, download your room image, and share with friends and colleagues
COLOUR PALETTES
We are able to offer unprecedentedlevels of coverage, opacity, colour retention and vibrancy.
View the range of paint colours you can tint within the Johnstone Trade range.
Voice of Colour
Each year PPG’s Global Colour Team meet to discuss and develop future colour and design trends. Our colour stylists from around the world each specialise in different markets and collaborate to determine styles and colour trends.
PPG’s unique position as a colour leader in multiple markets allows us to observe and translate emerging global colour trends for our customers’ projects - from consumer goods to automotive colour, from residential to commercial buildings to industrial design.
NCS Colours
Johnstone’s has worked closely with Natural Colour System (NCS) for many years to bring you an extensive collection of colours.
We appreciate that using NCS colour enables project managers to collaborate using a common and recognised colour language.
The NCS is a logical colour order system based on a person’s perception of colour and is described using a specific colour code.
British Standard
The British Standard 4800 specifies 122 colours of paint for building and construction works and is an essential reference for anyone who needs a particular paint colour to use in the refurbishment of buildings, particularly at local authority level or for major works, such as office blocks, airports, schools and hospitals. This standard includes 22 additional colours that are mostly brighter to reflect the latest trends for finishes on public buildings. These paint colours are widely recognised throughout the UK and are often used to meet safety, legal or contractual requirements.
RAL Colours
The RAL colour system is the most popular Central European Colour Standard in use today and you will see the colours used in architecture, construction, industry, recreation and road safety.
The basic collection consists of more than 200 colours and is available in both matt and gloss. Both collections contain colour samples that are used by institutions to cover a wide range of disciplines and are constantly adapted to the requirements of the industry.
Colour Matching
Johnstone’s Trade provides high performance paint in any colour. Whether it’s a lampshade or cushion, a sample of your favourite wallpaper or that favourite plant - show us the colour and we can scan and match it. Best of all, colours are available in the Johnstone’s Trade range, ensuring professional colour accuracy in high performance coatings.