A guide to the colours we spray most often, the ones we'd steer you towards, and the ones we'd talk you out of. RAL codes for everything, hex values for designers, plain English for everyone else.
Click the swatch, copy the code. We can mix any RAL or BS code as a custom, and we match to a paint chip on-site.
RAL 7016 · #383E42
Red brick, render, new-builds, 1990s estates. The default 2026 choice.
RAL 9005 · #0E0E0E
Composite front doors, modern detached, slab kitchens. Strong contrast on light render.
RAL 9011 · #1A1A1A
Warmer than pure black. Period properties, painted finishes that need depth without harshness.
Custom mix · #5C6B5A
Kitchens, period UPVC, conservatories. The colour that has overtaken grey for design-led buyers.
BS 12-B-29 · #7C8C6E
Heritage properties, Edwardian and Victorian terraces, cottages. The National Trust default.
RAL 9001 · #E8DDC4
Period UPVC, conservatories, properties with cream stone or render. Quieter alternative to white.
RAL 9010 · #EEE7D9
Modern kitchens, warm-toned interiors. Reads soft without going beige.
RAL 7040 · #7D8082
Less dramatic than anthracite, more contemporary than mid-grey. Good with mixed materials.
Custom mix · #2C3E2D
Kitchen islands, statement front doors. Pairs with brass and oak.
RAL 7033 · #8A9583
Softer than chartwell. Bungalows, garden-facing UPVC, cottages.
RAL 7015 · #51565C
Mid-tone alternative to anthracite. Works on properties where anthracite reads too dark.
RAL 3004 · #65151B
Front doors only. Strong colour, used sparingly.
RAL 5008 · #34495E
Coastal properties, period terraces near the sea. Distinctive without being loud.
RAL 5004 · #1F2A3A
Front doors, kitchen islands. Sophisticated, slightly less common than black.
Any code · transparent
Bring us a colour from any system. Farrow and Ball, Little Greene, RAL, BS, NCS. We mix to match.
We work with the full RAL system (around 1,800 colours), the British Standard 4800 system, NCS, and we colour-match by eye and spectrometer to any paint chip you bring. Common requests we colour-match from include Farrow and Ball, Little Greene, Dulux, and Crown ranges.
Custom mixing adds about £50 to a UPVC job and is included on most kitchen sprays. Bring a sample (a paint pot lid, a fabric swatch, even a phone photo) and we'll have a 50ml test pot to your door within the survey week.
The default modern South Wales home. Anthracite frames anchor the white render, oak door warms the entry. Works on detached and semi-detached from the 1990s onwards.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Off-black reads more period-appropriate than pure black. Brass letterplate, brass door pull, brass house number.
Welsh cottages, period stone properties. Cream sits between the stone and the painted timber details without competing with either.
The 2026 kitchen of choice. Deep sage on doors and drawers, oak worktop, brass cup handles. Bone-coloured walls.
Statement island in an otherwise calm kitchen. Forest green draws the eye to the island. White surrounding cabinets keep the space light.
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