How to use your Little Greene Colour Card
Accurate colour cards made from real paint
Choosing paint colours is a process that begins with our colour cards.
The Little Greene paint collections: 'Colours of England', 'Colour Scales' and ‘Sweet Treats’ simplify selecting individual shades and combinations.
Simply fold the card away from the unique flying chips. You can then compare these shades directly against existing wallpapers, fabrics, tiles, painted walls, and any other coordinating elements.
For total colour accuracy, we use Absolute Matt Emulsion straight from the tin to make the Little Greene colour cards. These paint chips are not colour-matched inks or printed imitations of colour. Therefore, your colour card will react to varying lighting conditions in exactly the same way as your finished walls.
Request a colour card pack to choose paint colours for your project.
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Colours of England and Colour Scales
Our ‘Colours of England’ and ‘Colour Scales’ bring together the best of our capsule collections. The ‘Colours of England’ card showcases 196 refined and refreshed Little Greene colours presented together. Alongside these shades, the ‘Colour Scales’ card introduces an expanded range of graduated shades, complementing our core palette.
Within your colour card pack, you will find our 'Colours of England' colour card and a smaller card featuring the ‘Colour Scales’ families.
The extended ‘Colour Scales’ colour card offers a further eight families of diluted iconic Little Greene colours. These families incorporate the ‘Stone’ and ‘Grey’ capsule collections. We created these collections in response to the increasing desire for easy and simple-to-scheme colours. These shades are the perfect way to create harmonious and monochromatic backdrops to decoration.
Sweet Treats
Our latest capsule collection, Sweet Treats, comprises warm neutral tones. Inspired by delectable desserts the palette of honeys, caramels, and chocolate hues embodies nine versatile colours. Each Sweet Treats shade radiates warmth and comfort, ideal for enveloping interiors.
Visit our advice hub for guidance on how to use the Sweet Treats colour card in your scheme.
How to choose paint colours using our Little Greene paint colour cards
Start by thinking about the function of your space: choosing colours for living rooms may require a different approach from choosing more practical kitchen paint colours.
Consider the direction your room faces, and how lighting might impact your colour choice.
Think about whether you want to make a room feel more spacious, or whether you want to embrace a cosier atmosphere.
If you’re unsure about choosing a shade from our colour card collection, seek guidance from our advice hub. Alternatively, speak to our experts for a personalised colour consultation.
“It is always important to consider the function and orientation of each room in the house when choosing colour. Creating continuity also means thinking about how a space is used in order to create a versatile palette with longevity. Focus on choosing specific colours for the atmosphere you wish to create in a room rather than current trends, then relate these tones subtly from room to room.” - Ruth Mottershead, Creative Director
Paint Sample Pots
Testing actual paint in situ is an essential part of the interior design and colour choosing process.
You can buy each of our 196 shades in a tester pot.
Once you have chosen a shade from your colour card, read our guide to sampling colours in the home.
Many site specific factors will affect the way colours appear. So it's a good idea to test paint shades in more than one location, applying two coats over as large an area as possible.
Observe the colours at different times of the day, and in both daylight and artificial light. The difference between natural light and artificial light can be quite significant.
Avoid positioning small swatches of several colours immediately next to one another. Each colour will affect the way the others read. Also, try to avoid comparing the swatch to bright white wall paint - this can be equally misleading.
Order a paint sample pot to find the perfect colour scheme for your space.
Request your complimentary Little Greene colour card today. Additionally, explore our inspiration gallery for painting ideas.