Colour guide

Choose colour by looking at the room, not a tiny square in isolation.

Undertones, natural light, flooring and nearby rooms all change the way a colour behaves. Sampling in the real space is always more useful than choosing from memory.

Cobalt

Ochre

Clay

Moss

Chalk

A simple way to narrow it down

Start with undertone, then test in the actual light.

Observe the room

Note its direction, existing materials and the light at different times of day.

Reduce the options

Compare a small number of colours with clearly different undertones.

Sample properly

Use large samples and view them on more than one wall before deciding.