Despite the fact that we use many colours to decorate our personal environments, the vast majority of colours used are based on the naturally occurring minerals of iron and the transition metals. These compound colours are found in nature and have been used for centuries.

Choosing Colour Scheme

Choosing the colour in any redecoration project is the most important task.

The appearance of paint colours vary according to the adjacent colours in the room and the lighting conditions.

To prove your choice we recommend you apply a sample pot of colour to your room area and observe the changing light conditions throughout the day - apart from the effects of electric lighting, natural sunlight can change dramatically between early morning and sunset.

Many of our colours are developed to coordinate and compliment the tones found in wallpapers and fabrics - the colours can be used with confidence when creating schemes for interior decoration. Always view the paints with the accessories in the actual lighting conditions to understand the relationship fully.
The colours shown in the Original Colour chart are the distillation of many years of recommendation and specification. They are chosen from an archive of over 25,000 colours and hues used over many years in literally thousands of applications.

When we encounter these colours, they resonate in our minds and represent comfort and security. They have been with us since the oldest surviving records of man's early civilisation when he used these very same pigments and natural colours to decorate and record his existence.