Neurodiversity in the built environment.

Defining strategic use of colour and finishes that caters for all different types of minds.

Colour & finishes for neurodiversity in the built environment.

Colour and finish strategy built around how people actually experience a space, visually, tactilely, and sensorially, not just how it photographs. Balanced palettes and considered materials reduce sensory overload for neurodivergent occupants while making the space more comfortable for everyone using it.

This work sits alongside the wider scheme design, defining specific colour and finish choices so accessibility and wellbeing are designed in from the outset, not retrofitted once a space is built.

For workplaces, education, healthcare, and public spaces.

Seeking to design for cognitive diversity from the outset, rather than retrofitting accessibility considerations once a scheme is complete. Supports organisations in making evidence-informed colour and finish choices that consider sensory experience and wellbeing alongside aesthetic outcomes.

Emma Bestley

Co-Founder & Creative Director

Emma uses her expertise to bring colours to your space that work for you, considering their positive impact on our well-being. With a deep understanding of colour's influence on emotions and moods, Emma guides you in selecting the perfect colour scheme. She values your intuition and focuses on achieving colour balance, from serene neutrals to energetic schemes.

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Rebecca Harkness

Rebecca Harkness

Colour Specialist & Creator

Rebecca is a colour expert with more than 25 years of experience helping brands and manufacturers develop innovative colour solutions for products, brands, and finishes. She specialises in developing bespoke colour palettes, colour strategies, and colour guidelines that deliver consistency, enhance design outcomes, and support product innovation through informed, commercially focused colour decisions.

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Piers Roberts

Piers Roberts

Neurodiversity Expert

Piers is a creative strategist and neurodiversity expert at YesColours, with almost three decades of experience helping individuals and organisations transform ideas into meaningful opportunities, products, services, and experiences. He specialises in creative thinking, strategic development, and inclusive design, supporting teams and leaders to understand neurodiversity, challenge assumptions, and create solutions that work for a wider range of people.

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