Last week, I obtained an early first have a look at the Lick color edit of the yr for 2026. What struck me essentially the most in regards to the color palette of eight paint shades had been three specific colors which were main color traits this yr and, in response to Lick, they’re not going wherever subsequent yr.
These color and paint traits are neutrals which, after all, by no means actually lose their enchantment. Instead these are assertion shades, making their approach into Lick’s color edit precisely due to their playful nature. I’m speaking about matcha inexperienced, butter yellow and cherry pink.
While most different manufacturers title a single color of the yr, Lick chooses a handful of shades from its present providing of paint colors, creating a color palette that’s set to outline the yr forward.
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‘This palette, these are OG colours,’ says Tash Bradley, director of inside design at Lick and creator of Master The Art Of Colourout there at Amazon. ‘There are some colours that were there when we first launched. And people are like, “oh, I’ve by no means seen this inexperienced earlier than”. And I say, “yes, you have!”. It’s simply since you’re seeing it subsequent to one thing else!’
The motto of this color edit is ‘return to play’. As Tash typically says, she believes in ‘decorating like no one’s watching’. And this palette was designed to spark pleasure and encourage folks to create properties they love, somewhat than to impress others – Lick’s personal tackle dopamine adorning.
‘The 2026 Colour Edit is about letting go of rules and rediscovering the joy of play through colour. These shades take the nostalgic primaries we all grew up with and give them a refined twist – colours that feel both joyful and deeply grounding,’ Tash says.
And these had been the three stars of the present…
Green 18
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She additionally describes it as ‘earthy and grounding, the kind of colour that connects you straight back to nature and creates balance in the home’. And whereas the entire colors within the 2026 edit work fantastically collectively, this inexperienced seems to be particularly nice paired with Lick’s Red 06.
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Green 18 Matt Paint 2.5L
Whether you go for a inexperienced kitchen concept on the cupboards like within the picture above or color drench your partitions on this matcha inexperienced shade, it’s going to look spectacular.
Red 06
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It was on the finish of final yr that Pinterest named cherry pink because the shade that’s going to be all over the place in 2025. Of course, Pinterest was proper on the cash. And in response to Lick, the house decor development of deep, darkish reds like Red 06 just isn’t going wherever in 2026.
‘Red 06 is a rich, wine-toned red – it’s romantic, nostalgic and immediately brings depth, drama and heat to an area,’ Tash says.
And despite the fact that it’s one assertion shade, it seems to be stunning paired with just about any of the opposite colors within the edit, together with each of the greens (there may be one other darker, extra olive inexperienced within the edit referred to as Green 05), the assertion Blue 18 and even Yellow 07.
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Red 06 Matt Paint 2.5L
Red 06 is a darkish shade of pink paint which is ideal for areas the place you are able to embrace and reinforce the sensation of cosiness, and do it in model at that.
Habitat
Totley Round Side Table in Red
I’ve been seeing this model of high-gloss, chunky, curved items quite a bit recently – and I’m very a lot right here for it. Especially once they are available such a beautiful shade of darkish pink as this Habitat facet desk. But inexperienced is obtainable, too.
Yellow 07
Butter yellow has been dominating each the interiors and vogue house. And 2026 just isn’t going to be any totally different. But one color mixture I’m seeing more and more extra of and which Lick recommends, too, is pairing the buttery yellows like Yellow 07 with burgundy and darkish pink shades like Red 06.
‘Yellow 07 has that buttery, nostalgic glow – it radiates optimism and joy, instantly lifting the mood of any room,’ Tash explains.
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Yellow 07 Matt Paint 2.5L
I do know it may be tough to decide to butter yellow wall paint as we have all been considerably traumatised by magnolia partitions. But Lick’s Yellow 07 is nothing like magnolia, it is extra saturated than that, extra yellow, extra butter.
Tash concludes, ‘More than a design trend, this palette represents a cultural shift: we’re transferring away from adorning to impress, and as a substitute embracing color that makes us really feel. It’s about creating areas that spark creativity, stir emotion and remind us of the liberty of self-expression.’