How to choose a paint color for walls and not make a mistake: 8 important tips and expert opinion

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Do you need paint in a rare shade or need to match a color to a sample? We will be happy to tint your order using computer tinting, which allows you to quickly and accurately obtain the most unusual colors at minimal cost. Advantages of working with ODISSEY:

  • Low cost of tinting (including urgent) and the materials themselves.
  • Industrial tinting allows you to evenly distribute the pigment and obtain an exact match of the shade throughout the entire batch.
  • Full shade repeatability. If in a few years you want to tint the walls, then it will be enough to simply name the color number - we save the colors.
  • Paint tinting is carried out using pigments that are the most stable and light-resistant available on the market.
  • Prompt delivery in Moscow and the region - if you order in the first half of the day, we will deliver it on the day of your order.

Please note - we only color materials purchased in our store!

6Consider the combination of walls and furniture

When choosing finishing materials, keep in mind the furniture and textiles that you will place in the interior. Is there anything bright or accent among these elements, for example, a rich red velvet sofa? Or, on the contrary, all the furniture is very laconic and restrained, and you think that the interior will turn out faded? The answers to these questions should become the basis for choosing a finishing material.

Designer Tatyana Zaitseva:

Decide right away what you want to focus on. If these are walls, then you can choose bolder tones, but if not, it’s better to stick to lighter, neutral ones.

However, keep in mind that each color has its own tone, which makes it either warm or cold. Cool shades will not look harmonious next to warm ones. Therefore, combine warm with warm, cold with cold.

Dulux paint color catalog and tinting according to it.

We produce computer tinting of paint, stains, impregnations, antiseptics, varnishes, ready-made plasters in all colors.

Prices start from 10 rubles/liter and can reach 600 rubles/liter.

The Dulux paint color catalog includes a large number of different shades. Colors from the brightest to soft pastels.

Attention! The colors on your monitor do not exactly reflect actual colors because the color rendering of all monitors varies. Therefore, using the tables, you can approximately determine the choice of color, followed by clarification at the point of sale and tinting the paint. Buy cheap Dulux paints here.

The walls are painted with Dulux Ultra Resist Living Rooms and Offices in Dulux 90BG 38/185 (blue).

Color combination 90RR 76/062 (pink) and 17GG 40/107 (dirty light green) in the bedroom interior. The walls and ceiling are painted with Malerit (Caparol).

The walls are painted with Beckerplast 3 (Beckers) in color 10BB 83/006 (light ivory).

The walls are painted with Indeko Plus (Caparol) in color 04RB 71/092 (lilac).

The walls are painted with Beckerplast 7 (Beckers) in color 50YR 53/011 (coffee).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Euro Power 7 paint in color 59BB 81/022.

The walls are painted with Dulux Vinyl Extra Matt in color 10YY 68/110 (ivory).

The walls are painted with Beckerplast 7 (Beckers) in color 30YR 21/505 (red).

The walls are painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) in color 50YR 36/263 (pink).

The walls are painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) paint in color 80YR 76/086 (pink).


The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) paint in color 45YY 83/125 (pastel).


The walls are painted with Malerit (Caparol) in color 30YY 78/018 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Indeko Plus (Caparol) in color 20YY 57/178 (pastel).

The ceiling is painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) in color 30BB 31/043 (gray).

The walls are painted with Malerit (Caparol) in color 30BB 53/012 (light grey).

The walls are painted with Dulux Ultra Resist paint, for children's rooms in color 50GG 83/011 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Marshall Export 7 paint in color 23YY 62/816 (yellow-orange).

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) in color 70BG 56/061 (dirty blue).

The walls are painted with Marshall Export 2 paint in color 50YR 83/003 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Finncolor Oasis Hall and Office paint in color 50BB 83/006 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Beckerplast 7 (Beckers) in color 50YR 53/011 (coffee).

The ceiling is painted with Tikkurila Euro 20 Extra paint in color 10YY 72/021 (soft white).

The ceiling was painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 3 New 2022 in color 30YR 14/365 (burgundy)

The ceiling is painted with Dulux Ultra Resist paint, for children's rooms in color 00YY 63/024 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Finncolor Oasis Hall and Office paint in color 50BB 83/006 (pastel).

The ceiling is painted with Dulux Ultra Resist Living Rooms and Offices in color 10YY 54/034 (soft white)

The ceiling was painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 2 New 2018 Innetak in color 13RR 06/179 (burgundy).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Harmony paint in color 35YY 71/474 (sand).

The walls are painted with Dulux Vinyl Extra Matt in color 69BG 77/076 (pale blue).

The walls are painted with Dulux Ultra Resist Living Rooms and Offices in color 68YY 86/042 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Harmony paint in color 90YR 41/179 (coffee beige).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Joker paint in color 60YR 54/028 (coffee).

The ceiling is painted with Tikkurila Euro Smart 2 paint in color 10GG 33/404 (green).

The ceiling is painted with Tikkurila Euro Power 7 paint in color 10RR 83/009 (pastel beige).

The walls are painted with Finncolor Oasis Hall and Office paint in color 30YY 78/035 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Euro 20 Extra paint in color 50RB 73/024 (pastel).

The ceiling was painted with Marshall Export 2 paint in color 20YY 69/120 (pastel beige).

The ceiling was painted with Marshall Export 7 paint in color 10RR 73/016 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Dulux Easy paint in color 30YY 64/149 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Scotte R2 (Beckers) in color 40YY 41/152 (coffee).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Lumi paint in color 45YY 83/062 (pastel).

The ceiling is painted with Beckerplast 3 (Beckers) in color 30YY 20/193 (coffee).

The ceiling is painted with Tikkurila Siro Himmea paint in color 20YY 74/055 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) paint in color 00NN 53/000 (gray).

The walls are painted with Scotte R2 (Beckers) in color 40YY 41/152 (coffee).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Euro Smart 2 paint in Dulux 90RR 64/036 (pastel coffee).

The ceiling was painted with Elegant Vaggfarg HelMatt-4 (Beckers) in color 30GY 75/105 (light green).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Euro Smart 2 paint in color 52YY 89/117 (pastel).

The walls are painted with Indeko Plus (Caparol) in color 24GY 85/110 (pastel green).

The walls are painted with Indeko Plus (Caparol) in color 70YR 27/404 (dirty pink).

The walls are painted with Alpina Renova paint in color 50GY 52/263 (light green).

The walls are painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) in color 30BG 33/269 (turquoise).

The walls are painted with Dulux Acryl Mat in color 80YR 57/179 (beige).

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) in color 70BG 56/061 (dirty blue).

The walls are painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 3 New 2022 in Dulux 50RB 52/107 (lilac).

The walls are painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 2 New 2018 Innetak in color 45YY 53/151 (mouse).

The walls are painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 2 New 2018 Innetak in color 45YY 53/151 (mouse).

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) in color 70BG 56/061 (dirty blue)

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Harmony paint in color 50YR 07/162 (chocolate)

The walls are painted with Dulux Vinyl Extra Matt in color 45YY 61/368 (yellow-brown)

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Euro Power 7 paint in color 70RB 54/110 (purple)

The walls are painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) in color 50YR 36/263 (pink)

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Remontti Assa paint in color 60YR 40/297 (pink)

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) paint in color 90YY 58/424 (light green)

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Joker paint in color 50YR 09/244 (coffee brown)

The walls are painted with Dulux Ultra Resist Living Rooms and Offices in color 47RR 32/383 (rich pink)

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Perfecta paint in Dulux 13RR 06/179 (burgundy).

The walls are painted with Dulux Velvet Touch paint in Dulux color 60YY 65/669 (poisonous lemon).

The walls are painted with Dulux Ultra Resist kitchen and bathroom paint in Dulux 50BG 62/133 (blue).

The walls are painted with CapaSilan (Caparol) in Dulux 90RR 31/100 (coffee beige).

The walls are painted with Amphibolin (Caparol) in Dulux 10RR 25/437 (purple).

The walls are painted with Beckerplast 3 (Beckers) in Dulux 10BB 07/150 (blue).

The walls are painted with Dulux Prof Bindo 3 New 2022 in Dulux 30BG 21/301 (turquoise).

The walls are painted with Tikkurila Remontti Assa paint in Dulux 00YY 18/346 (coffee).

How to choose colors

The most difficult thing is to create the desired shade yourself based on white using basic colors. When selecting paint, you can use the color mixing table and use the trial method to achieve the desired result.

The second option is to use computer selection (computer tinting), but this is possible if you have color catalogs from the paint manufacturer.

Whatever selection method is chosen, it is necessary to follow the paint application technology recommended by the manufacturer. The final result will depend, among other things, on the base on which the last paint layer is applied.

You can find out which interior wall paint you can choose from the review article on this topic.

What to look for when choosing a color?

If you decide to make the required shade of acrylic paint yourself, we recommend paying attention to a number of nuances when choosing a dye and base for it:

  • Buy paint and colors from the same manufacturer
  • The color container should have a small neck for easy counting of the exact number of drops when tinting.
  • Lighting in a room being renovated. The more it is, the lighter the color of the surfaces will look. Also, the type of artificial lighting affects the shade of paint differently: cold light “cools” the tone, and warm light “warms” it.
  • When working with a small room, you should give preference to light paint colors that visually expand the space.
  • When choosing a white base, you should not neglect the purpose of the composition “for walls”, “for ceilings”, etc. Acrylic paints, depending on the application, have unique properties, so use them strictly for their intended purpose so that there are no unexpected surprises.


It is advisable to purchase the base and color from the same company.

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