Energise learning environments with Dulux Colour of the year 2025

10 September 2024

School, colleges, and universities are unique places that must support learning and stimulate the senses. These spaces should inspire those who experience them.

With the outside world ever-changing, feeling safe and valued is vital to a child’s development. ¹ By creating a positive and stimulating space, students are free to learn new things confidently and leap out of their comfort zone.

The bright and uplifting colours from the Dulux Trade Professional bold colour palette bring positivity and energy to spaces helping to stimulate students to learn and inspiring them to try new things.

¹“Feeling safe and valued is vital to a child’s development” Children learn best when they feel safe and valued by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

A positive welcome

The exterior of a school brightly painted in yellow, blue and orange

A school should be an exciting and vibrant place to arrive at, whether you are a student, employee or parent. Use our vivid colours from our Bold colour story to welcome guests with positivity and joy. Here, walls painted in Dulux Colour of the Year, True Joy™, striking orange, dark blue in combination with soft neutrals for an uplifting feel.

Bring the sunshine

A school corridor with lockers painted different colours

Multi-coloured interiors give a school its distinctive personality and identity, as well as bringing energy. This is especially the case in practical spaces that can sometimes be overlooked, such as corridors and locker rooms. A mix of Dulux Professional Colour of the Year, True Joy™, and vibrant shades bring energy to a corridor of lockers whilst also helping with wayfinding and zoning.

Make functional spaces fun

Student running through a school hallway with walls painted in bright colours

In corridors, different colours can ease navigation and aid recognition. Bold colour combination work perfectly because they are easy to differentiate from each other, helping students understand what location they are in or heading towards.

Bring intimacy to big spaces

A modern amphitheater painted with a dark blue and yellow

From theatrical performances to end of year presentations, an auditorium needs to work in many ways. A True Joy™ accent wall works perfectly in combination with a deeper blue taking even a big space feel intimate. Leaving students and staff with a feeling of warmth and comfort.