As the lightest shade on the colour spectrum, yellow is an uplifting and illuminating colour that offers hope, happiness, cheerfulness, and fun.
If you’re looking for a new colour to brighten up your home, picking yellow paint is a more exciting alternative to neutrals like white or grey. Yellow may feel like too bold an option but it doesn’t have to be as daring as it sounds.
Lemon-yellow paints have a soft tone that encourages calmness while providing flutters of gentle warmth. Lemon-yellow shades such as Chablis X388 have soft and creamy tints, bringing a delicate wash of sunlight into a room and lifting the mood – perfect for these gloomy days. These understated colours aren’t too overpowering and so are great to introduce a pop of colour in any room around the house, particularly in north-facing rooms.
If you’re looking for a zestier lemon yellow, opt for TVT H388. These pale yellow shades are bold and fun, so try an accent wall for a bright burst of colour. If you’d rather go more minimalist with yellow, a quick and easy way to introduce a pop of colour is by reviving tired furniture with our yellow furniture paints.
Golden yellow is the softer and more playful matte form of gold. These shades are rich and saturated, symbolising new ideas and encouraging imagination. Reminiscent of the hues of Moroccan pottery or an exotic sunset, these shades are ideal if you want to create a warm, inviting space.
Slightly sunny, yet perfectly subdued - the golden tones of Ducato L392 can be used to effectively brighten dark corners of your home, to create a feeling of light and space.
Mustard, as a warm tone, can elicit feelings of warmth, as well as increase positive emotions and general feelings of optimism. Mustard yellow shades carry elegance and can be bold or muted depending on the shade. Pick a rustic, earthy choice of mustard yellow with Yellow Tears or a more distinctive shade such as Cherry Pie Pastry to drench the room in a rich evening hue.
Yellow suits both modern and traditional interior settings, so no matter your style, the colour works wonderfully in the kitchen. Lift the energy of your interiors with well-placed pops of yellow. We find Eggnog Y308 is especially suited to kitchen and dining spaces for this very reason – and couldn't we all do with a little boost on our morning trip to the kettle?
Or throw it back to the 70s with rustic Ducato L392 for a home hub with a stylish retro feel.
If you don’t want to go all out yellow, splashes of colour can be just as effective. Give your kitchen a dash of yellow by painting the cabinets yellow or try a yellow feature wall.
A rich earthy shade like Modern Nude is relaxing and can help to contribute to our well-being, making it a perfect choice for a warm, inviting living room, ready for you to unwind and chill. Balance it out with a neutral furniture scheme and a soft cream shade for a traditional approach, or contrast it with other deep colours.
If bold and bright is your style, try a sunflower hue such as Lemonade H300. Mix with deep shades like blues and regal purple paints and add different textures and accessories in the form of cushions and throws.
Yellow shades are bright enough to lengthen and brighten up dark, narrow hallways or small rooms by adding its own brand of sunlight no matter the weather. Use yellow paint in the hallway to give you a happy home to walk into each day.
“Go for gold” with a golden shade in the bedroom, perfect for bringing a sense of calm without feeling too neutral. Yellow bedroom walls can be a great way to encourage a positive mindset while helping you to relax at the same time.
Or try deep, pigmented mustard shades which share the uplifting characteristics of brighter shades during the day but prevail at night time where they create a cosy hub, perfect for winding down at the end of the day.
Children’s bedrooms give the opportunity to play with bright yellow paint so go a little more lively with Banana J302. These shades are vivid and exciting making them perfect for children's bedrooms - or think about a yellow ceiling for a fun way to play with the colour.
Rejuvenate your bathroom into a cheerful restroom with a lick of yellow paint. Try a pale lemon shade with a hint of green such as Chablis X388 for an organic countryside feel. For even more of a vintage, natural effect, paint the colour over panelled wood and add some dried flowers. Or contrast TVT 4005 with blue for a hot summer oasis effect. The complementary golden yellow will help the blues to really pop.
Channel rustic vibes with Wax J392 balancing it with shades such as sage green or browns. If you want to use a deep yellow shade in the bathroom without overpowering the room, then keep some of the walls and fixtures a neutral colour so that the features don’t compete for attention.
How to Pick the Right Yellow for your Home
If you’re undecided on how to introduce a pop of yellow into your home, check out our handy guide below to find the different shades of yellow paint available, as well as tips and ideas on how to integrate the colour into different rooms. Yellow can add a level of sophistication to interior design and is often used to grab attention in a dynamic and comforting way while giving your home a one-of-a-kind feel.
The versatility of yellow means you can find a shade to complement nearly every other colour too, so it can be an ideal addition to balance out any colour palette.
