Haymes Paint has brought together members of Australia’s design, architecture and interiors community to celebrate the launch of Colour Planet, its first proprietary colour system developed specifically for Australian light. 

The event marked an important milestone for the Australian-owned and made paint manufacturer, bringing the industry together to explore the role of colour in homes, interiors and built environments, and how local light, landscape and lifestyle influence the way colour is selected, specified and experienced. 

As Australian Made Week (18–24 May) puts renewed focus on locally made products and innovation, Colour Planet demonstrates Haymes Paint’s long-term investment in Australian research, development and manufacturing, with the system developed to respond to the way colour behaves in Australian conditions.

By arranging colours as a continuous spectrum, Colour Planet allows designers to move more intuitively between tones, rather than working within fixed or trend-led categories. By integrating neutrals within their respective colour families, the system also makes undertones easier to identify, compare and apply in context. 

The launch also reinforced the importance of nuanced, in-between colours, with guests drawn to tones that shift under Australian light and sit between more traditional colour categories. Across the evening, the response pointed to a broader appetite for earthy, landscape-led palettes that feel connected to the Australian environment.

In opening the event, Haymes Paint Director Tim Haymes reflected on Colour Planet as the latest evolution in the company’s 91-year history, building on its long-standing focus on product innovation, service, support and colour design. 

“Colour Planet isn’t just a new fan deck or a new range, it’s a major shift in the way we think about colour, the way we interact with light, and the effect it will have on creating spaces,” Haymes said. 

For Haymes Paint, the launch marked more than the release of a new colour system, creating a moment to bring designers, architects and specifiers into a broader conversation about colour, light and place in Australia.