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13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

Looking to refresh a room? Here are 2017 trend-approved hues to splash onto your walls.

Updated February 28, 2017

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Put away those boring beiges (and, dare we say, greys) and step into 2017 with gorgeous colours, from complex warm neutrals to brilliant jewel tones. And if you love purple, you’re in luck — no fewer than six paint companies have named a version of violet their colour of the year.

2017 paint colours

1. Dusty pink

Summer Night by Valspar.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

2. Moody blue

Inchyra Blue by Farrow & Ball.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

3. Dark violet

Violet Verbena by PPG Pittsburgh Paints.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

4. Earthy brown

Salon Drab by Farrow & Ball.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

5. Woodsy taupe

Poised Taupe by Sherwin-Williams.

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13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

6. Minty green

Neo-Mediterranean by CIL.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

7. Dark purple

Shadow by Benjamin Moore.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

8. Soft mauve

You Look Mauve-lous, Home Hardware.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

9. Tasteful beige

Intuitive, PPG Pittsburgh Paints.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

10. Cosmic purple

Starry Sky by Dulux Paints.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

11. Rich indigo

Black Sable by Dulux Paints.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

12. Sophisticated magenta

Artful Magenta, Behr.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

13. Soft violet

Antique Violet, CIL.

13 paint colours that will light up your walls in 2017

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