California Paints
Written by Kate Smith   

California Paints Online Color CenterWhether restoring an historic home to its former glory or sprucing up a teen's room, I think you'll be inspired by the palettes full of colors from California Paints.

Colors inspired by the Historical Homes of America

California Paint gets a thumbs up from me when it comes to providing colors inspired by the historical homes of America.

Working with Historic New England, they have created a guide to color, style and architectural periods so you can easily see the color schemes associated with different periods in American history.
I like that you can see the colors three ways:

 

  1. Arranged by hue for easy comparisons
  2. Associated with various architectural periods, or
  3. On the 83 historic structures restored by the Newport Restoration Foundation in and around Newport, Rhode Island.

Palettes full of unique, fun color names

For me, the most fun aspect of this site is the uniqueness of their color names.  In the Tween and Teen Zone palette, for example, you'll find colors like Knock First, Lighten Up, and Grounded for Life (names any parent can relate to).  Be sure to check out the creative color names in the specialty palettes

Their schemes and inspiration section offers a limited library of nice photos to flip through and they recently  launched an Online Color Center, a set of media-rich online color tools that enable you to interactively create unique and personalized paint color schemes.

You can now easily view California’s colors by navigating the interactive fandeck or virtually leafing through the electronic color cards.  Their color mapping technology makes it easy to search for colors and suggest schemes based on color science and theory.

Having a particular paint problem?  The Problem Solving Page will help you identify and give you tips on how to solve your painting problem.

California Paints recently launched a color blog.  It is updated weekly and the entries are nicely done.

Go directly to the company website: California Paints.Owens Corning has registered a trademark for the color pink in the housing industry





 

Kate Smith Color Expert Speaker Kate Smith, founder and contributing editor of Sensational Color is a color expert, strategist and engaging speaker and host of Views on Hues.

In addition to the color services she provides for many corporations, Kate shares her knowledge of color on her website Sensational Color and blogs: Color For Your Home, Color Pro, and Live In Full Color.

 

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