Our year in colour: Your latest colour alerts

18 Jun 2024

As the experts in colour forecasting, the Color Marketing Group (CMG) use their passion for colour to bring us the latest trends and influences from different hues and how we can work them into our homes. 

We’re catching up from recent months to see what February and March brought us, along with some ideas on how you can use these hues in your home with Resene paints and wallpapers. Let's explore the colours defining this transitional period and how they can refresh and invigorate our surroundings: 

February 2024: Jolting, energetic and visceral 

Azoic, the 2024 Key Color for North America, is a vibrant green-based yellow that invigorates naturally, mentally and physically. Reminiscent of sulphur-rich hot springs, this high-energy hue enlivens home décor, textiles and accessories. It warms greys, darkens blues, plums and browns, adds excitement to prints and makes lacquered and glass items glow. Azoic's visceral impact triggers action and purpose, making it perfect for interiors, fashion and accessories, where it symbolises readiness and movement with dynamic finishes. This powerful colour, rooted in nature and the brain's motor systems, is impossible to ignore. 

Here are two ideas using this colour trend in hues of Resene Chenin and Resene Wallpaper Collection SUM204 that you can try in your home: 

There are plenty of yellow hues in this space, proving the lively shade is just as stunning in a tonal room or with small bursts in accessories. These walls are painted in Resene Chenin, with floor in Resene Mellow Yellow, sideboard in Resene Double Spanish White, coffee tables and small accessories in Resene Stinger, Resene Mellow Yellow, Resene Chenin, Resene Gin Fizz, Resene Laser, Resene Golden Sand and Resene Double Spanish White and picture frame in Resene Blank Canvas. Sofa from Freedom, chair from Nood. Project by Vanessa Nouwens, image by Bryce Carleton.  

If you’re looking for a burst of sunshine to brighten a room and wow guests, then Resene Wallpaper Collection SUM204 is the ideal choice. The green-toned yellow with delicate floral patterning makes this wallpaper a one-of-a-kind for any home. Pair this with warm whites like Resene Quarter Spanish White or Resene Villa White.  

Other yellows similar to this trend are Resene Canary, Resene Paris Daisy, Resene Half Turbo and Resene Switched On: 

March 2024: Technological, natural and immersive 

Connection, the 2024 Asia Pacific Key Color, symbolises the blending of virtual and analogue worlds with a familiar, red-influenced medium chroma blue. Representing new innovations and technological advancements, Connection conveys comfort and trust. This versatile hue suits both residential and commercial interiors, coordinating with classic corporate colours and nature-inspired palettes. It pairs well with brown, beige, leafy greens, aqua, acid yellow, orange and metallics, making it ideal for visual communications and design prints. Embrace Connection to escape, immerse, and enjoy the unity of space and inhabitants. 

Here are some other ideas using similar colourways, Resene Ocean Waves and Resene Bondi Blue, which you can try in your home: 

Whether used as a focal point or as an accent colour, blues have the ability to transform any room. This room explores the fun element of more pure brighter blue hues. The left wall is painted in Resene Ocean Waves, right wall in Resene Timeless, floor in ReseneColorwood Breathe Easy, stool in Resene Sea Fog and Resene Illuminate, mobile in Resene Timeless, Resene Aviator, Resene Illuminate and Resene Indian Ink, vases on shelf (top to bottom) in Resene Ocean Waves, Resene Illuminate and Resene Timeless, pot in Resene Indian Ink. Chair from Cintesi, cushion from City Hall. Project by Kate Alexander, image by Bryce Carleton.

Blue has always been a popular choice for a front door colour, especially a bright, welcoming shade like Resene Bondi Blue. These weatherboards are painted in Resene Merino, door in Resene Bondi Blue, seat in Resene Alabaster, pot in Resene Warrior, plant table in Resene Bermuda Grey and deck in Resene Woodsman Natural. Project by Sarah Kolver, image by Bryce Carleton.  

Try otherblues similar to this trend, such as Resene Mariner, ReseneHalf Resolution Blue, ReseneTory Blue and ReseneWet N Wild: 

For more advice on choosing colours for your home, visit your local Resene ColorShop or Ask a ReseneColour Expert online today. 

Published: 18 Jun 2024