Portland Stone - Matched to an example of original Portland Stone and used to paint the facades of Victorian town houses

Portland Stone

Portland Stone is a much-loved putty colour with bags of character. It's earthy, versatile and particularly elegant when used alongside its sister shades: Portland Stone Pale and Portland Stone Dark.

Matching Colours

Little Greene's colour palette is extremely versatile with their colours pairing perfectly.

Related Whites

Linen Wash: A broken and pared down natural linen colour, should be used in place of white in many projects. Utilise this versatile off-white paint colour as an all-over shade to create a calming feel.

Related Neutrals

Portland Stone - Dark: Part of the Portland Stone colour scales family, Portland Stone - Dark is a stronger version of the historic neutral paint shade. Portland Stone - Dark is a restful colour choice for bedrooms or hallways.

Baluster: An authentic grey limestone, this shade is read directly from the carved balustrade which accompanies the Castell Pink stonework in the great stairwell at Penrhyn Castle.

Coordinating Colours

Livid: Tempered with black, ‘livid’ blues range from pink to green. This Livid paint shade is a deep, moody yet restful colour, sitting somewhere between blue, green and grey.

Sage Green: Sage Green was one of the paint colours enjoyed by the Victorians "on account of their repose to the sight, and their solid and quiet tone". The muted nature of this charming green fits seamlessly amongst a palette of similarly desaturated shades.

Contrasting Accent

Jewel Beetle: Jewel Beetle is a deep green paint shade, inspired by an 1880s portrait, Ellen Terry, a renowned Shakespearean actress, was immortalised as Lady Macbeth in an 1889 portrait by John Singer Sargent.

Related Darks

Pompeian Ash: Pompeian Ash is a dark grey paint colour found in a prestigious National Trust property. One of the most unusual British homes, 200-year-old Ickworth House in Suffolk was commissioned as the private residence of enigmatic world-traveller Frederick Hervey, on an estate the family had owned since the mid-15th century.

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