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Shades

Whether you want to dial it up or tone it down, we offer a range of colours with 20%, 40% or 60% of the pigment to help you choose the perfect shade for your scheme.

Explore more in this section

Our Shades Explained

We often hear that you love a colour but would like it a little bit lighter, or that you’d like to use several different shades in the room, or a paler shade of one of our conscious colours on the ceiling.

So we have introduced lighter shades in 20 of our top selling colours to make sure you get the perfect tone for your home. You can see examples of our shades on our colour chart, which you can see illustrated below. However, we would strongly recommend ordering these in a sample pot if you are still unsure. Our lighter shade colours are marked with an icon on the swatch on our website, and with a red asterisk on our concertina.

The Shade Collection by Edward Bulmer Natural Paint

We have created three lighter shades, with 60%, 40% and 20% of the potency. We do this carefully by reducing the pigment without the colour migrating completely. Below are a couple of examples of our best-selling shade colours – Cuisse de Nymphe, Emue, and Jonquil, 100% is the ‘full colour’ whilst 60% includes slightly less pigment, and 40% and 20% are much lighter.

Order our new colour chart featuring some examples of our shades HERE.

  • Milk White

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  • Dove

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  • Paris Grey

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  • Clay

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  • Celadon

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  • Aerial Tint

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  • Sea Green

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  • Ethereal Blue

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  • Granite Green

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  • French Grey

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  • Eau de Nile

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  • Lute

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  • Fawn

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  • Cinnamon

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  • Clove

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  • Tawny

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  • Laylock

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  • Cuisse de Nymphe Emue

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  • Jonquil

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  • Lilac Pink

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How much paint do I need?

We have created this calculator to help you estimate the amount of paint you will need for your project. Please note that this is only an estimate, based on normal surfaces with two coats of paint.

Please check our practical painting advice - if you are painting onto a very absorbent surface, you may need more paint, and for best results, you may need to prime your surfaces.

If you end up with any leftover paint, get inspired with ways to use any excess paint - it's even compostable!

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Our natural matt emulsion is perfect for interior walls and ceilings.

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This estimate is based on the dimensions of your room, minus the space taken by average doors and windows.

For this area, we suggest would be adequate.

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Our water based eggshell or gloss is ideal for woodwork or metalwork.

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This estimate is based on skirting and the doors/windows you tell us about. 1 litre should cover 2-3 doors or 20m of skirting.

For this area, we suggest would be adequate.

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