A fter several seasons of pink and green being top of the pops, this autumn natural and neutral shades have stormed the paint charts.

The return of classic creams, beiges and terracottas feels as soothing as a wholesome bowl of chicken soup. Lovers of cooler hues will still find plenty of grey-blues and flat greens on the new colour cards, and the prettiness of pink is far from extinct, but this season paint companies are giving shoppers lashings of what they love to live with year in, year out: off-whites and pale neutrals that make the most of the daylight without casting a chill. Sound the interiors irony klaxon, because the season’s hottest trend is to be timeless.

So which are the top taupes? Cassandra Ellis

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