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Dulux Timeless looks yellow in my house.

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Mavan1984 · 04/08/2023 07:03

Hi everyone.

I live in a new build which currently has magnolia walls and we haven't painted it in 10 years.

We have finally got round to decorating and I want to redo the whole house in a warm white colour. The ceilings and woodwork will be in brilliant white.

After reading reviews on here I was convinced that the colour I wanted was Dulux Timeless but when I've tried it on the walls in my house (in several different rooms) it looks cream and has a slight yellow undertone to it.

Because I've been looking at magnolia for the past 10 years I want to get away from anything yellow looking. I also don't want anything grey looking.

Can anyone recommend a nice crisp white that has a warm undertone to it without it looking yellow or grey?

Thanks in advance.

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BonjourCrisette · 04/08/2023 15:23

I have Dulux Roman White in my kitchen. It's a kind of slightly brown/peach white. Definitely warm.

https://www.duluxheritage.co.uk/en/colours/1780107/roman-white

Pinkitydrinkity · 04/08/2023 15:27

Maybe another coat of timeless?

CellophaneFlower · 04/08/2023 16:34

Definitely white cotton, as suggested. I'm guessing your house is quite bright, this will bring out the yellow tones in paint which may otherwise look whiter in darker/nf facing rooms.

Ilovefishcakes201 · 04/08/2023 21:59

If you’re going to redecorate,
get some F&B samples, I find their colours much more naice.
You can then go to a decorators place like Brewers and they’ll make whatever colour but in Dulux.

YarisKaris · 04/08/2023 22:02

JobMatch3000 · 04/08/2023 09:06

Another vote for Jasmine White. I've used it in two homes now.

Same here

imed · 05/08/2023 08:05

@Mavan1984
How did you get on with the testers?
Have you chosen a white?

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Mavan1984 · 05/08/2023 23:55

Hi everyone,

I went and got some testers yesterday and I was stuck between jasmin white or white cotton. However after trying them in multiple rooms I decided to go for the jasmin white.

I needed to start painting yesterday so when I went to buy the jasmin white they didn't have any at my local diy shop and white cotton was also out of stock! Therefore by default I had to get Timeless.

I put one coat on last night and another coat on today and if I'm honest it looks really nice and fresh. Not as yellow as it looked when I did the patch tests.

Thanks for your input everyone. I'm going to be painting a few other rooms in the house so will use jasmin white in another room.

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