oranjeboom Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I've ordered my front door from a continental manufacturer and need to provide them with a RAL or NCS colour code as I'd like them to match my cedar cladding. Any ideas what is the closest RAL match to unweathered Western red cedar is? I realise there will be colour variations in every cedar cut, but as long as it's a rough match.... The cladding won't be on the same face of the property, so a 100% match is not vital. I also realise that over time the cedar cladding will weather so eventually they won't match anyway. TIA! OB. PS: Good to be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 The cedar cladding on my house under the covered areas is still brown but in the areas washed by rain it's grey. That happened within 2 years. If your door and the surrounding cladding is protected then go for brown if not I'd go for grey. Whether it's brown or grey there are so may varying shades in cedar that IMHO you'll find it impossible to match with a RAL number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 As above choose anything from bright orange, through dark brown, to silver grey then it will match perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Go for a neutral tone. Probably safest to go with grey. RAL9007 tends to be the defacto grey powdercoat colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 If you can choose any colour in the spectrum, then please don't make it ral 9007 anthracite grey. It is the equivalent of magnolia. A colour for people who don't know what colour to choose. Western red cedar looks better with either darker or lighter greys if that's your thing. A brown painted door has the real potential to look terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oranjeboom Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks for the input....I can see myself painting the door every year as the cedar transitions from red brown to grey! Maybe I should just go for a completely different colour altogether....blue or pink!!! May be the safer way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 We used RAL 7037 for windows, doors, guttering, metalwork etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oranjeboom Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 We went (I mean the wife decided!!) for a grey in the end. I did want orange....(maybe when we get divorced I will repaint it!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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