Hallway workspace with walls and ceiling painted in soft pink

One workspace: four completely different moods with Dulux Colour of the Year 2024

10 November 2023

Our Colour of the Year, Sweet Embrace™, and easy-to-use palettes give you the flexibility to create any number of different schemes for a home office

With more of us working from home than ever before, creating a workspace we want to spend time in is top of the agenda. Our Colour of the Year 2024, Sweet Embrace™, is the perfect starting point for any decorative scheme. Not only does it work beautifully on its own, adding warmth and softness to any home office, but it also acts as a foundation colour for a host of other shades.

Around it, we’ve created three colour stories – Warm, Calm and Uplifting, so it’s easy for you to create a look you love. Find out how you can change the mood of one workspace simply by choosing a different palette…

Soft and optimistic

Modern, delicate and comforting, Sweet Embrace™ can bring a sense of softness to a room and works beautifully on its own. For a one-colour scheme, try painting the ceiling as well to accentuate that cosy, wraparound feel.

Which colour?

Sweet Embrace 70RR 64/034

Warm and earthy

Our warm colour story is all about cosiness. Here, a combination of Sweet Embrace™ and earthy terracotta makes this corridor-based workspace feel inviting.

Which colours?

Sweet Embrace 70RR 64/034

Autumn Tree 96YR 33/309

Hallway workspace painted with soft pink and warm terracotta.

Simply calm

Balancing Sweet Embrace™ with fresh and fluid, nature-inspired shades, our Calm colour story can help you create a colourful contrast that doesn’t overwhelm the space.

Which colours?

Sweet Embrace 70RR 64/034

Tranquil Dawn 45GY 55/052

Ludlow Falls 90YY 15/279

Hallway workspace with the left wall and ceiling painted in soft pink and other walls painted in green

Fun and joyful

When used in combination with Sweet Embrace™, the dreamy shades in our Uplifting colour story help to make this space feel joyful and energising. This two-tone scheme creates a subtle and welcoming home office backdrop.