
POTTERS PINK |

DH WHITE |

DH PEARL COLOUR |

REGENCY GREY |

LEAD COLOUR |

PALE WALNUT |

WARM STONE |

GREEN EARTH |

COPENHAGEN BLUE |

LAVENDER GREY |

PALE SIENNA |

CREAM |

GREEN VERDITER |

GREEN OXIDE |

BLUE LEAD |

MID UMBER |

DH STONE |

PEA COLOUR |

GEORGIAN GREY |

ASH VIOLET |

DH BLOSSOM |

DH STRAW |

DH GRASS GREEN |

SKY BLUE |

BLUE VERDITER |

SPANISH BROWN |

DH GOLD COLOUR |

DEEP GREEN |

INVISIBLE GREEN |

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. |