Heritage - Traditional period colours in a modern paint.
   
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Georgian Era Colour Range Creating the Look

Potters Pink
POTTERS PINK
DH White
DH WHITE
DH Pearl Colour
DH PEARL COLOUR
Regency Grey
REGENCY GREY
Lead Colour
LEAD COLOUR
Pale Walnut
PALE WALNUT
Warm Stone
WARM STONE
Green Earth
GREEN EARTH
Copenhagen Blue
COPENHAGEN BLUE
Lavender Grey
LAVENDER GREY
Pale Sienna
PALE SIENNA
Cream
CREAM
Green Verditer
GREEN VERDITER
Green Oxide
GREEN OXIDE
Blue Lead
BLUE LEAD
Mid Umber
MID UMBER
DH Stone
DH STONE
Pea Colour
PEA COLOUR
Georgian Grey
GEORGIAN GREY
Ash Violet
ASH VIOLET
DH Blossom
DH BLOSSOM
DH Straw
DH STRAW
DH Grass Green
DH GRASS GREEN
Sky Blue
SKY BLUE
Blue Verditer
BLUE VERDITER
Spanish Brown
SPANISH BROWN
DH Gold Colour
DH GOLD COLOUR
Deep Green
DEEP GREEN
Invisible Green
INVISIBLE GREEN
Antwerp Blue
ANTWERP BLUE

The Georgian palette contained both subtle and stronger shades but overall looked understated and elegant. Palladian style tended to concentrate on colours that were classical looking and replicated stone, marble and alabaster. The Adam style tended to favour softer pastel shades and used delicate and complex combinations, or single shades with details highlighted in off-whites or neutral tones. Blues were used in combination with off-white for a restrained classical look.

The aspect of a room was a very important factor when choosing colours, with shades such as Pea Colour, Green Oxide and Lavender Grey being thought most suitable for warm south facing rooms whilst DH Blossom, Pale Sienna or Warm Stone would have been selected for cooler, north facing ones.

In exterior settings dark browns, greens and greys tended to be favoured - doors were painted in a dark shade, with the door surround painted in off-white or 'stone' colour. Invisible Green was traditionally used on railings, both public and private, to render them 'invisible' and cause them to blend in with surrounding vegetation and foliage.

Colour representation on-screen should not necessarily be taken as completely accurate.