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The neutral Colour Wheel
trusted by over 65,000 homeowners and professionals
You're about to see colour differently
You’ve made a smart move! Whether you grabbed the Neutral Colour Wheel out of curiosity, confidence, or just to see what all the fuss is about—you’re in exactly the right place. Here, you’ll find simple, step-by-step help to start using your new wheel right away, so you can finally spot undertones and create beautiful rooms with confidence.
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Welcome
How it works
Choosing the wrong neutral leaves you with finishes or paint that make your home feel “off”—disappointing after your budget is spent.
If you can’t see undertones, you’ll keep choosing colours that don’t look right together. Lots of homeowners and professionals have faced this same challenge—the expert secret is that the undertone is too subtle to see without directly comparing.
That’s why I designed the Neutral Colour Wheel: you can use it to compare and identify the undertone of anything. It's the expert tool trusted by over 65,000 homeowners and pros to decode undertones in real-world decorating.
Using the Neutral Colour Wheel
Stop Guessing
Use the Neutral Colour Wheel as your guide and finally decorate, renovate or build with confidence.
With this shortcut, you’ll always see undertones clearly, so every finish, paint, and fabric flows together beautifully—saving time, money, and a world of frustration.
never get caught by wrong undertones again!
Use violet grey when violet undertones exist in a colour scheme, can be paired with pink beige or taupe.
→ Adding colour to an all-grey room with a violet grey stone fireplace
Violet grey
Warmer than grey and cooler than beige, taupe is a combination of beige and grey with a pink to violet undertone.
→ What everyone should know about taupe
Taupe
The colour of sun-washed terracotta. Consider orange beige if yellow beige is looking too green.
→ Orange beige complex cream in my primary bathroom
→ What everyone should know about beige
orange beige
Often described as warm (the colour of a latte), pink beige is the most limiting neutral undertone.
→ Everything you need to know about pink beige
→ What everyone should know about beige
Pink beige
A deeper and muddier yellow-undertone neutral, gold beige is always mid-tone or darker, and never paler.
→ What everyone should know about beige
Gold beige
This undertone shows an obvious yellow undertone, making it easy to identify. A good substitute for brighter chromatic yellows.
→ What everyone should know about beige
Yellow beige
The colour of concrete, green grey looks the most like neutral grey. Its green undertone is more apparent when compared to blue or violet grey.
→ How to identify the undertones in fabric
Green grey
One of the most versatile neutrals, green beige can help earth tones appear fresher.
→ My green beige kitchen
→ What everyone should know about beige
→ How to identify the undertones in fabric
Green beige
The coolest neutral undertone, blue grey is relatively easy to identify, as it shows an obvious blue undertone.
→ Help! My light grey walls look baby blue
Blue Grey
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9 essential undertones
Step 1
Identify your anchor
Step 2
Compare And Eliminate
Step 3
Confirm with confidence
Step 3
Confirm with confidence
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Tutorials & Support
These short, focused videos show you exactly how to apply the wheel in the trickiest situations.
Whether you’re decorating your own space or working with clients, the Neutral Colour Wheel will finally give you confidence—no more guessing, just clear choices you KNOW will look beautiful together.
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shopping for kitchens
shopping for carpet
(And how to fix it)
Why your grey walls
look blue
how to identify
the Undertones of
Kitchen Cabinets
(Eliminating the Mystery)
How to find The neutral Undertone when it isn't obvious
Shopping for countertops
(Understanding the Whites
on the back of the wheel)
Choosing the right
trim colour
(And you can't renovate)
When there's more than one neutral undertone
(Part 3)
how to identify a countertop's undertone
how to identify
the Undertones of
countertops & Tile
(Part 1)
how to identify a countertop's undertone
(Part 2)
how to identify a countertop's undertone
Most asked FAQs
A room will look most harmonious with only one and sometimes two neutral undertones plus colours and whites, so use the wheel to make sure you are sticking with the right neutral undertone when choosing neutral items. Check out this blog post for more details.
There isn’t a direct connection to how the whites are placed on the wheel in relation to how the neutrals are listed on the front. For instance, that means you cannot assume that one of the whites on the back is the best trim colour for the neutral listed directly opposite of it on the front side.
It's the essential technique of standing back and letting the main, dominant undertone of a complex, patterned finish (like a speckled granite or textured fabric) reveal itself. It's the only way to get true clarity. It works best with larger colour samples once you’ve used the wheel to narrow them down.
No, the core nine undertones remain accurate across versions. The new version simply refined the shape and removed the spinning center to eliminate confusion and improve accuracy when testing vertically.
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Next steps in the Killam Colour System®
Once you know the undertone, these tools give you the perfect coordinating products:
Want a professional eye to confirm your undertones? My eDesign services are the perfect fit. My team of designers will walk you through your home, analyze your hardest-to-read finishes, and tell you exactly which paint colours and finishes belong. This is your ultimate shortcut to a finished, cohesive home.
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Dive deep into specific colour challenges with essential reading for truly mastering colour theory.
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Once you’ve identified the undertone, use these large, true-paint boards to select the perfect coordinating paint colour.
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