Choosing a Stain Color: You can achieve professional results with Cabot products and these tips

Choosing a Stain Color

Color ?

Follow these tips to understand the roundabouts of the color wheel. Then read the basics below for choosing the right stain color and pairing colors for your project.

The color wheel is a handy tool for designing palette schemes.

Here's are some tips for choosing the right color.

• Primary colors are red, yellow, and blue.
• Secondary colors are green, orange, and violet.
• True complements are colors directly opposite from each other on the color wheel
• Split complements are the colors on either side of a color's true complement
• Alternate complements are colors which are two steps away from a color.
• Red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow and yellow-green are warm colors
• Green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet and red-violet are considered cool colors
• Neutrals are almost non-colors - grays, black, white, browns and beiges
• Light colors reflect light and appear to enlarge an object or area
• Dark colors absorb light and have the opposite effect

Color Choice Basics

Consider the color of the wood. The substrate always affects the final result, especially with clears and translucent or semi-transparent stains.

Colors look different depending on the light source. You should always evaluate a color choice under the real-world light source, e.g., sunlight for exterior surfaces.
Never rely solely on a small chip to determine a final color choice. For best results, a sample of the chosen color should be brushed out on the surface to which it will be applied.
Coating colors change as they dry-don't make any decision concerning color choice until your project has dried.