11 June 2025

Door Colour Ideas

A light coloured composite door with rosewood frame matching surround

While style and functionality are important factors for any door, one of the first things that stands out when we see a door is colour. It can go a long way to defining not only the door itself, but the home in general. In choosing a new door, you may have no idea what colour you want, or wrestling with two choices but not sure how to proceed.

In this blog, we’ll not only show you the colour options available for our composite doors and UPVC doors, but help you understand the options that are available to you, what colours or tones may actually work best, and even touch up glass to give you extra inspiration. By the end of this blog, you will be aware of your colour options and be able to make an informed choice when choosing a new door for your home.

 


Matching a door to the home’s surround

 

A red composite door with white frame on a house with white UPVC windows
It’s easier than you think to match a new door to existing surround.

 

 

 

  • Our UPVC profiles are commonly used – This makes it easy to match new UPVC doors and frames to existing UPVC windows.



  • We use standardised colour ranges – Because we use finishes from the RAL colour and British Standard colour ranges, it’s easy for you to match one of our doors to painted surrounds.



  • The frame doesn’t have to be white – While it’s common to have a door with a white frame, in most cases it can be colour-matched to the door. In fact, you could even have a white door with a black frame.
White composite door with black frame in a white walled house with black surround
This white door and black frame compliment the white walls and surround of this home

 

 

Setting the tone of your home

Blue composite door next to red composite door
One door brings wealth; one door shows it. You'd be surprised what colours can do.

 

  • Blue and red are traditional favourites – Popular door colours UK homeowners choose again and again. In fact, there are fortune-based benefits behind each:

    • Blue doors sell homes – In the UK, not only are blue doors a long-standing choice for traditional designs, but having a blue door has also been known to increase the value of a home more so than any other colour.

    • Red displays wealth – Specifically in Scotland, a red door has been a sign that the homeowner has paid off their mortgage, and it is also a colour believed to ward off evil spirits!

 

 

  • Black and dark tones mean formality – A black door gives a traditional home a sense of authority, while anthracite grey is a dignified choice for a contemporary home.


  • Light colours are calmer – These provide a more relaxed tone, with olive and duck egg blue good choices for peaceful rural and seaside homes.


  • White for a clean look – It can be subtle or striking, but conveys a sense of newness and cleanliness.


  • Woodgrain is natural – Wood has been a favoured material for doors over centuries, and their appearance timeless; with woodgrain finishes, it is easy to replace an old timber door with a new composite or UPVC one.


  • Bright equals bold - Finishes like buttercup yellow and heather pink are departures from tried-and-tested tones, and can certainly make a statement when applied to entrance doors.

 

Dark green composite door with arched toplight
A dark finish provides a formal tone to any style
  • Bespoke to be specific – You may have a particular colour in mind and even know it by name, which is why we offer a bespoke RAL colour service on composite doors.
UPVC and composite doors in various colours
From formal black to bold heather, our doors come in many finishes - even RAL 1206 (Luminous Yellow)!

 

Our door colours at a glance

Paint code

 

Colour

**UPVC

Composite

***Rock Door

• Standard range

RAL 9016

 

White

✔

✔

✔

RAL 9017

 

Black

✔

✔

✔

RAL 5011

 

Blue

 

✔

✔*

RAL 6009

 

Green

 

✔

✔*

RAL 3013

 

Red

 

✔

✔*

 

 

* door only

• Woodgrains

 

 

Rosewood

✔

✔

✔

NOT

 

Mahogany

 

 

✔

APPLICABLE

 

Oak (a.k.a. Golden Oak** / Light Oak***)

✔

✔

✔

 

 

Irish Oak

✔

 

✔

• Superior range

RAL 7016

 

Anthracite Grey

✔

✔

✔

RAL 7015

 

Slate Grey

✔

✔

✔

RAL 4007

 

Aubergine

 

✔

 

RAL 9001

 

Cream

 

✔

✔

BS 381C 630

 

Olive

 

✔

 

RAL 6021

 

Chartwell Green

✔

✔

✔

BS 16 C 33

 

Duck Egg Blue

 

✔

 

• Prestige range

RAL 4010

 

Heather

 

✔

 

RAL 3020

 

Poppy

 

✔

 

BS 381C 353

 

Buttercup

 

✔

 

BS 636

 

Midnight

 

✔

 

BS 20 D 41

 

Dusk

 

✔

 

BS 4-047

 

Pebble

 

✔

 

RAL 7001

 

Silver Grey

 

✔

 

• Bespoke colours

Any RAL

 

Bespoke

 

 

 

✔

 

 

 
                     

 

Coloured glass options

 

 

  • Glass with coloured foil – Typically set within lead/came, they create the effect of stained glass, making them a great compliment to Edwardian and 1930s style doors, such as our London Opus composite door.



  • Glass with coloured bevels – These are small shapes of coloured glass making up the larger glass design of a door. Designs that use these are typically Art Deco in inspiration.



  • Glass with coloured bars – Styles such as our Essex composite door, and the half-glazed Georgian Bar or Edwardian Bar UPVC doors, make use of bars in the same finish as each door.

 

Colour foiled glass, coloured bevels, and bars within glass matching the doors
Top to bottom: Glass with lead design and coloured foil; coloured glass bevels used in some of our designs; close-up of Edwardian and Georgian Bar (Rosewood and White shown)

 

 

Ready to choose your new door?

You can get in touch with us, or view our styles online.

  • Call us free – Speak to our door experts by calling 0800 910 1122 and they’ll be happy to help you.

  • Send a message – Either by the blue tab on the right, or via our Contact Us page.

  • View our doors online – Whether you need a classical or modern style door, you can view our doors in many colours, and customise your chosen style before placing an order Fully Fitted or Supply Only.

 

Order a coloured door Fully Fitted

or

Order a coloured door Supply Only