Paint Colour Trends
Each year PPG’s Global Colour Team meet to discuss and develop future paint colour and design trends.
Our colour stylists from around the world each specialise in different markets and collaborate to determine styles and paint colour trends.
Take inspiration from the paint colour trend palettes in the following four trend collections and choose a paint colour scheme that works for you. Discover the 2022/23, 2023/24 paint colour collections and find out what paint colours will be trending in 2024/25.
Take a look at our 2024 Global Trends Book.
2024/25 Colour Trends
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Colour of the Year 2024
Our Volume 1 palette is a calming, soothing and softening tints and tones that are offset by warmed earthen and cooling twilight shades.
The paint colours featured are; Aquamarine Dream (PPG1135-4), Mountain Goat (PPG1077-3) and Subdued (PPG1015-4).
Our Volume II trend palette is a generous range of earthy and natural greens pair with a bouquet of warm and floral hues - further energized by vivacious blues and kept in balance by dark neutrals.
The paint colours featured are; Still Searching (PPG13-31), Caramelized Pecan (PPG1089-7) and Heart's Content (PPG1050-6).
Our Volume III palette reference the popular hues from the Baroque, Renaissance, Art Deco and Pop Art periods, this palette combines the best of the best.
The paint colours featured are; Bramble Jelly (PPG13-04), Daring Indigo (PPG1166-7) and Puturple (PPG1248-5).
Johnstone’s Trade announces the PPG Voice of Colour 2024 Colour of the Year is Limitless (PPG1091-3), a fresh, warm hue that is a recognisable primary colour with the confidence of a saturated pastel.
This modern honey beige offers excellent design and styling possibilities for customers in both residential and commercial interiors.
2023/24 Colour Trends
Serenity
Origin
Duality
Colour of the Year 2023
The serenity trend palette is a relaxing design theme that allows for reflection that allows for a calm space to live in.
The paint colours featured here are Earth Rose (PPG1056-5), Luxurious (PPG18-04) and Gothic Amethyst (PPG1046-5).
The origin palette is a natural trend that represents the relationship with the environment that surround us.
The paint colours featured here are; Cool Clay (PPG1071-5), Fossil Stone (PPG1102-2) and Midnight Glade (PPG1134-7).
The duality palette is a vibrant scheme that celebrates the dynamic relationship with the world.
The paint colours featured here are; Petal Whisper (PPG1248-4), Citrus Sachet (PPG1198-3) and Briquette (PPG1188-6).
Johnstone’s Trade Voice of Colour introduce the 2023 Colour of the Year: Vining Ivy (PPG1148-6) - a turquoise tint that is both modern and versatile.
The PPG Voice of Colour Vining Ivy brings together a powerful blue with delicate green to create a colour that creates a feeling of both calm and energy.
2022/23 Colour Trends
Introspective
Invaluable
Inspired
Colour of the Year 2022
Our Introspective trend palette is welcoming, warm and comfortable. The tone is casual and mellow. A quieter theme that addresses a soulful consumer. This story is one of privacy, wellness, simplicity and peace. Nature and self-care are most important to this personality, who is always searching for equilibrium, focusing mainly on family and friends.
The paint colours featured here are; Yellow Coneflower (PPG1209-5), Causeway (PPG10-28) and Island Retreat (PPG1073-1).
Our Invaluable trend palette is an elegant colour palette grounded in tradition. Refined darks are critical in this colour story, enhancing the composition of highs and lows inspired by glamorous, artistic interiors, where historical references are carefully layered.
The paint colours featured here are; Ancient Copper (PPG1063-7), Yorkshire Moor (PPG1019-7) and Black Leopard (PPG1011-7).
Our Inspired trend palette consists of mood boosting colours. Whether single or layered colours, these hues’ intensities are hitting high notes, referencing the pop art movement’s primary palette and the brightness of digital
art. This optimistic colour narrative is telling a joyful story of renewal.
The paint colours featured here are; Isle Royale (PPG1232-4), Twist of Cotton (PPG1020-1) and Calypso Berry (PPG1185-7).
PPG Voice of Colour introduces its 2022 Colour of the Year: Olive Sprig (PPG1125-4) – a grounded, versatile and highly-adaptable grey-green, that represents optimism in a post-pandemic world, building on nature’s resilience.
PPG’s Global Colour Forecasting Workshop identified resilience, the need for connection and inspiration from nature, as a recurring theme for next year’s colour trends. The annual event brings together more than 30 PPG global colour stylists from the automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace, and home paint and stain industries.
