Dulux Trade has launched a new digital colour tool for architects and designers.

Dulux Trade has launched a new digital colour tool to enable architects and designers to download 2,000 shades into an existing design software package.

The free digital resource contains all the shades in the Dulux Trade Colour Palette 4 fandeck, allowing specifiers to select real Dulux Trade colours in their digital designs.

Synchronising seamlessly with popular digital design packages, including Photoshop, Autocad, Architcad and Sketchup, the smart colour ‘plug in’ is designed to put an end to complicated colour conversions between the design and specification stages.

The software can be downloaded from the Dulux Trade website from September 2009. Architects and designers can also order the free Dulux Trade Colour Palette 4 fandeck online for use in conjunction with the enhanced software.

It also features a smart colour selection tool to help build palettes of coordinating shades for bespoke colour schemes.

To download the new Dulux Trade Digital Colour Palette and view a full list of compatible design software, click here.