Yellow Paint

From subtle cream tones through to bold yellows that create instant sunshine in the home, yellow paint can be deployed in many different ways. Many people make a tough job of choosing yellow because they so often think of it as a primary colour. However, you can choose yellows that will deliver brightness on the walls of any room of the home that will make you happy without bringing too much intensity.

Indeed, one yellow wall as an accent in a living room, bedroom or kitchen will work even if you opt for a light tone. With shades to suit every home, large or small, which yellow paint will be the best colour for you? Read on to discover more about yellow paint. Browse our selection before you add the perfect shade for your home to your basket.

Firstly, yellow is a trending colour for homes these days. If you want to discover which sunny shades are offering the most inspiration at the moment, then we'd recommend looking at Down to Earth initially. It has muted tones suited to a bedroom that will add a touch of sophistication and relaxation any time it is used.

For a bolder look, try Yellow Diamond, a bright wall and ceiling paint that has a shimmering silk finish. Equally as bold is Ochre Dreams, ideal for those looking for kitchen paints because it has a matt finish that is great on cabinet doors and so on.

Lemon Daze and Vanilla Burst are shades that will bring happiness in any situation. They have a matt finish and can be used in any room. Ideal for kitchens - Vanilla Burst is washable, for example - these paints are good anywhere utensils or tools will be in use and spillages may occur. White Chip, by contrast, offers a light cream appearance with a subtle citrus fruit undertone.

Nowhere in the terms and conditions of the interior designer's handbook does it say that you can't use mustard yellow to paint a room. Warming Rays is the perfect example of a mustard yellow that will provide true inspiration for the rest of your interior design.

As a base colour on a door or on the room's walls, its matt finish will look elegant in any space. If you want a saturated yet muted, sunny citrus yellow with a mustard undertone, then More Maple is for you.

Find the time to check out New Linen, a delightful sunny citrus yellow with a mustard-yellow undertone that is pale and yet bright simultaneously. As a cream-yellow paint, this colour is light in tone but still adds what you want from a yellow shade - that sense of bringing the sunshine indoors.

Ideal for those looking for shed or fence paints and waterboarding, Soft Buttercups is a pastel yellow paint that is designed for exterior use. It's part of our woodcare garden colours range. Buttercup Grotto is for indoor use. This colour offers a citrus hue with a mustard-yellow undertone.

Given it is a bright yellow, Light Butter still affords a sense of subtlety. This makes it a good option if you find that going too bright can make a room seem hemmed in. That said, some people like to use bright colours as tools to give their interior decoration pure citrus zinginess. Banana Grove and Flirtatious certainly provide all of the colour depth you could wish for from a yellow. Both are evocative of sunflowers and bright, seemingly endless days in summer. Pair this with neutral paint colours for a refined, and modern look.

With a muted, sunny citrus-like appearance, Toffee Pudding offers visual warmth and a sense of contentment. Dijon Mustard, by contrast, has a natural appearance like a wicker basket with subdued hues and an olive green undertone. There again, Mecca Gold offers a great deal of brightness despite being a darker yellow. Pair it with deep natural wood colours like mahogany, for instance.

If you want a warm colour for your home, then yellow will always be one of the best tools in your armoury. As a mid-tone colour with a muted, golden-yellow appearance, Splash of Honey comes with a delightful honey-yellow undertone.

Faint Fawn is also a mid-tone yellow colour with a pretty dandelion undertone. This would be good in a dining room or to brighten a study. Another colour paint that offers mid-yellow warmth is Honey Bunny. This is a softer, more subdued, sepia colour with an umber undertone making it good for a door, a kitchen wall or a laundry room.

The most citrus-like of any of the yellow colour combinations, lemon yellows often look their best when paired with a white trim. This is certainly the case with Primrose Meadow, a lemony yellow which has a Dijon undertone to take the edge off the pure zestiness.

Yellow Sunbath and Citrus Punch both offer strong alternatives. Citrus Punch is a saturated, glow stick yellow while Yellow Sunbath is a mid-tone, pure, zest yellow paint that would suit many reception rooms.