Two patients walking outside a hospital that painted bright yellow

Bring positivity to healthcare spaces with Dulux Professional Colour of the Year 2025

10 September 2024

Delicately designed with Dulux Professional Human colour story, healthcare spaces help aid patient recovery and improve their mental health, stress and anxiety while in care.

Healthcare spaces are often branded as sterile, but patients need positivity, creativity and culture, as a means to heal and make their days enjoyable.¹ Instead they need to be friendly and visually attractive, where the well-being of patients is enhanced, staff feel more motivated, and visitors are greeted with a warm welcome. These spaces should bring a sense of optimism to patients, visitors and staff making them feel more at ease.

¹We Need More Creativity And Culture In Hospitals by Nadja Sayej, Forbes

Helping patients and guests navigate

Nurses and Doctors talking in a healthcare building with levels painted bright yellow

With most healthcare spaces having multiple wings and levels, navigating one can be a daunting task. Using bright and saturated colours such as Dulux Professional Colour of the Year, True Joy™ co-ordinate corridors to help patients, guests and even staff navigate from one area to the next.

A positive and welcoming space

A modern wooden reception area with yellow statement walls behind

Whether you are a guest or a patient, most people arrive flustered and worried to healthcare spaces. Using high visibility and bold colours in entrance lobbies and receptions can help create a more optimistic environment. Try True Joy™ in combination with natural woods and stone shades.

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True Joy

Help people feel at ease

A modern healthcare building with yellow seats and yellow painted wall

Paired against a backdrop of the calming, natural and earty tones of the Human palette, True Joy™ acts as an uplifting accent colour, bringing the sunshine inside. This sense of positivity is only furthered when used in spaces with big windows, such as this sunny waiting room.

Bring joy to any space

A stairwell with a wall painted using a split wall effect.

Yellow is a powerful colour. It naturally draws the attention of the eye and uplifts the mind with its association to both sunshine and warmth. Dulux Professional Colour of the Year, True Joy™ is a perfect colour to use for the interior design of large buildings to playfully navigate people through the space.