Choosing a colour from colour card

Many people find it difficult to choose colours from colour cards, as a small sample is unable to convey the colour’s true nature and intensity. A good starting point is to choose slightly lighter and more muted hues from the colour card than you had first thought. Large expanses of colour appear to be more intense than small samples.

In the case of very light and muted tones, bolder choices are possible as these tones are themselves restrained and subdued. If you are specifically looking for a coloured rather than a near-white wall, it is usually worth selecting the next darker shade on the colour card. Indoors, pure white is generally only used for ceilings, and other shades of white are in fact off-white. As well as “Painters’ White” (G497), many useful alternatives are shown in Row F at the top of the Symphony colour card.

Use the appropriate colour cards to select indoor colours

	Interior Colours Card An extensive collection of colours available from the Symphony colour system. More than 200 colours for interior walls, designed as Nordic style.
	Furniture Paints Colour Card 48 colours for furniture paints to give your furniture a new look
	Floor Paints Colour Card 20 shades for creating an individual world of colour
	Miranol - Unica Colour Card 16 colours which look their best on full gloss surface. Bright colours (incl. traffic sign colours) Unica Aluminium and Miranol Gold, Miranol Silver and Miranol Copper shades
	Tunto Colour Card - Colour Card for Tunto Textured Finish The Tunto collection includes a new type of textured coating that can be used to create three-dimensional coloured surfaces.
	Interior lacquer colour cards 30 translucent colours for interior use - suitable for every wooden surface in your house Colour card available at your local retailer