Learn how to find, download and use online Dulux colours in various design tools for home planning and interior design.

Paint Products

To access colours for a specific paint product,

1. Click the [Products] menu item on the top navigation bar
   
   A new page will open displaying all the paint product categories available.
   
   
2. Select one of the categories to view a listing of all products for that category
   
3. Click one of the paint products to view a detailed page on that product
4. To view all the colours for this product, click the swatch icon
   
   A new window will pop-up displaying all the colours for this paint product

Colour Catalogs

All catalogs under this section re-introduces the paint colours in different schemes recommended by Dulux colour professionals. No new colours are introduced.

To access colours from this section,

1. Move the mouse over the [Colour Catalogs] menu item on the top navigation bar
   
   A menu would drop down displaying a list of all available colour catalogs:
          All-Time Favourites
         2009 Lifestyle Theme
         2008 Lifestyle Theme
         Colour Families
   
   
2. Select one of the colour catalogs to view a list of all colour schemes for that catalog
   
3. Click one of the schemes to view a detailed page on that colour scheme
4. To view all the colours for this scheme, click the swatch icon
   
   A new window will pop-up displaying all the colours for this scheme

Download to local computer

Paint colours may be viewed from colour swatches that are opened from the Paint Products or Colour Catalogs sections. (See above for how to find these colours)

To download a specific colour from a colour swatch window,

1. Right-click the colour you would like to download
   
   A properties menu will open.
   
   
2. Select the option "Save Picture As..."
   A directory dialog box will open.          
   
   
3. Browse to the location on your computer that you would like to save the file to
   
4. Click the button          

Multiple colours may be downloaded this way by naming them differently as image files

In general, all download colours reside in the computer as image files, and any design tool can open an image file saved in a common format. (Eg. Default saved image format is JPEG file) The colour can then be obtained by using the Colour Dropper tool available in most design tools, and then used in the design.

Microsoft Paint

To start using a downloaded colour,

1. Open the image containing the desired colour in MS Paint
   
   
2. Use the colour dropper tool to select the colour
   
   
3. Now the colour may be used for drawing and colouring on this canvas

1. Open the "Edit Colors" box from the menu "Colors", click "Define Custom Colors" button and obtain the RGB values for that colour
   
   
2. Now the colour may be used in other MS Paint canvases and design tools by inputting the correct RGB values
   

Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe tools

To start using a downloaded colour,

1. Open the image containing the desired colour in Adobe Photoshop
   
   
2. Use the colour dropper tool to select the colour
   
   
3. Now the colour may be used for drawing and colouring on this canvas

1. The currently selected colour's RGB values may be seen from the "Colour" group. Press F6 to show/hide this group.
   
   
2. Now the colour may be used in other Adobe applications and design tools by inputting the correct RGB values