Spruce character film still: Old Money Green

Spruce by Dulux · CAP Plc · 2026

Show Your True Colours

The line
Show Your True Colours.
The Republic's role
Digital strategy · Creator and clipper distribution · Pinterest room inspiration · Campaign amplification
Partners
Concept and colour identities by 1879 Tech Hub / UACN. Films by KellyStropHQ. Full credits below.
Launch
Teasers through March and early April. Hero film published 6 April 2026; character films 7–11 April.

01 · The problem

Liking a colour is only the first decision. Before anyone buys paint, they ask whether it will feel like them, whether it will work in their space and which shade to choose. The launch needed digital work that helped people consider the paint, not only notice it.

02 · The human truth

People recognise an attitude before they choose a shade.

03 · The idea

Put the personalities into conversation, then into rooms people could picture as their own.

The platform, ten colours as ten recognisable personalities, was created by 1879 Tech Hub / UACN. Our job was the digital route from noticing a colour to choosing one.

04 · The work

  1. Question. Teasers asked what a colour is allowed to mean, before the range appeared.
  2. Reveal. The hero film and ten character films introduced the cast.
  3. Debate. Live creator pairings put personalities head to head: Steeze White meets Baddie Pink, Old Money Green meets Odogwu Red.
  4. Distribute. A ten-clipper network cut the debates into many edits. Paint became the hook; banter became the edit.
  5. Imagine. AI room inspiration on Pinterest placed the palette in spaces Nigerians could imagine living in, with the profile linking to the Spruce website.
  6. Choose. The route led to the Spruce website, which lets visitors drag to repaint a room, take a six-question quiz and carry the shade into the catalogue.

Films from the campaign

05 · Evidence

115

Clipper posts in week one against a target of 25 (4.6×), per the campaign report. A delivery figure.

222.1K

Views on one clipper edit, as captured in the campaign report.

126.9K

Views on a second, different edit. Separate counters, never added together or read as reach.

10.4K

Likes, with 261 comments, on the Tunde Ednut placement, as captured in the campaign report.

106

Spruce pins observed on Dulux Nigeria's Pinterest profile, 8 September 2026.

Delivery and engagement counters, not unique people or sales. Each carries its record, date and definition.

06 · Credits

Client
CAP Plc
Brand
Spruce by Dulux
Original concept and colour identities
1879 Tech Hub / UACN
Film production
KellyStropHQ
Digital strategy, amplification and execution
The Republic
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