Naturally inspired and evocative, these earthy mid tones pay tribute to our country’s quintessential palette and blend beautifully with the landscape. At once warm and welcoming, each colour layers well with other naturally inspired building materials to realise a distinctively Australian aesthetic.
The mid tone colours in the COLORBOND® steel palette are
Start with Basalt® for a strong urban palette. This cool grey mid tone on a roof can anchor the home to its surrounding neighbourhood or landscape. The inclusion of paler contrasting accents of Shale Grey™ on fascias or as a render colour, can draw on the cool palette but allow for it to tie in warmth of natural stone paving or retaining walls. The balance of natural textures and colours makes it versatile and at home on coastal or contemporary schemes.
Cool, mid toned colours are popular and work on so many of our coastal style homes but are often underestimated when we think of urban style. Bluegum® is a cool character which makes it a hugely versatile colour scheme if you pair it with a bold cool blue, like Deep Ocean® for trims, concrete and a dark brick. Bluegum® can bring a colour scheme or an existing home up to date and be appealing for a long time. Bringing the colour indoors into cabinetry can see a continuity when coupled with pale tiles and granite. This colour is easy to live with and resonates with our link to our eucalypts and our coast.
The mid tone clay-coloured Gully® lends an earthy note to a cosy coloured scheme. Its colour makes a gentle backdrop in our native backyards or rural settings. Pairing it with Dune® will help pick up on the warm undertones. Adding further warm notes with the remaining materials such as pale timbers can give a rich, enveloping scheme. Adding colour and tones will help contrast and by using Bluegum® you can carry through to the interior.
Classically calming in every setting, the beauty of the mid toned Pale Eucalypt® has come of age when mixed with comtemporary colours and materials. Using a mix of Basalt® in a Matt finish can produce a more neutral and elegant palette. Combining with concrete, terrazzo and marble can bring out its cool characteristics and transform an urban design or link to rural surrounds.
Wallaby® has a warmth which easily links to any surrounding landscape, as a versatile mid tone grey which adapts beautifully to a pale, medium or dark scheme. To add definition to a monochromatic scheme, add trims with the contrasting strength of Night Sky®. It can act as outline to a palette of natural stone, rumbled brick and greyer coloured render making an elegant urban or rural design addition.
Working warm and cool colours together can be complex but so interesting when you get the mix just right. Windspray® has an adaptive ability to combine and complement either warm or cool colour schemes. Beginning with the mid toned colour of Windspray® and using the warmth of oak, stronger matching tiles and contrasting with small accents of Bluegum® is a lively addition which can lift and bring a little drama to any home scheme.
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We love to showcase examples of COLORBOND® steel being used all over Australia - in many different applications, and home styles.
These pale tones are naturally inspired, light and equally at home on contemporary or heritage buildings.
Deep tones, bold and dark, are increasingly popular in both urban and rural locations.
A calming oasis inspired by the textures and colours of world around it.
