Brown + Purple Colour Card Box

Each Brown + Purple Colour Card Box includes:

• 1 Colour Card Keepsake Box
• 58 full-size Colour Cards in the brown and purple colour families

Colour Card Boxes

• Size: 16 cm × 22 cm × 5.75 cm
• Sturdy, heavyweight construction keepsake box
• Fully wrapped exterior with magnetic closure
• Ribbon pull + internal divider for easy organisation

Colour Cards

• Hand-painted with real Bauwerk Limewash Paint
• Size: 10.5 cm × 15 cm

Our Colour Cards are painted on a special paper for easy handling. Please keep in mind that limewash paint always seeks to bond to an absorbent surface. Differences in absorbency influence the intensity of the final colour and the specific and changing light conditions also create a very dynamic colour appearance.

That makes selecting our colours so exciting, but also not a process where you can tick a box and get the exact colour you saw on the colour card or a picture.

The Brown + Purple Colour Card Box Set is designed for architects, designers, studios, and home renovators. Ideal for:

• Comparing brown and purple toned limewash paint
• Testing colours against real surfaces and materials
• Supporting client presentations and in-studio colour selection
• Organising and referencing colours throughout the design process

Browns

Deep brown limewash tones inspired by spice, bark and natural earth colours. The palette moves from lighter shades such as Thatch, Bali and Buckwheat, through dirtier browns like Tumble and Hogweed, to richer tones including Dusty, Rosewood and Ruby, finishing with darker shades such as Chestnut, Clove and Garance.

Purples

Soft purple and mauve limewash tones with a muted, atmospheric character. The range runs from pale lilac shades such as Freesia, Arnica and Lilac, through greyed purples like Thistle, Mallow and Wisteria, to deeper berry tones including Prun, Muscat and Damson, with darker shades such as Foxglove completing the range.

Format: A6

Format: A4

The Colour Box Sets contain a pre-determined set of colours. If you want to order other colours either order the Box that has the desired colour or order it as an individual Colour Card.

The colour swatches in the Colour Box Set are only available in the standard A6 size.

Yes, at any stage you can find replacement for each colour by ordering a new Colour Card.

Yes. The Brown + Purple Colour Card Box is especially well suited to earthy interior colour schemes, bringing together hand-painted limewash swatches in a palette of clay, bark, mauve, mineral brown, and weathered natural tones. It is a useful choice for projects that aim to feel grounded, warm, and layered, whether the scheme is soft and muted or deeper and more atmospheric. By comparing these related shades side by side, it becomes easier to build a palette that feels calm, tactile, and connected to natural materials.

The best way to compare warm browns and muted mauves accurately is to view the hand-painted Colour Cards in the actual room and against the materials that will sit around them. Place several swatches side by side and move them between different walls, as natural light, shadow, and surrounding finishes can shift how earthy browns and mauve-based tones are perceived. The Brown + Purple Colour Card Box helps reveal subtle differences in warmth, depth, and undertone, making it easier to judge whether a shade feels more clay-like, bark-toned, softly mauve, or gently weathered in your space.

Bauwerk brown and purple-based limewash colours are created using specially selected pigment powders, which gives them a depth and earthiness that feels naturally grounded. Shades in this family can carry clay, bark, mauve, and mineral warmth in a way that feels layered and atmospheric, rather than overly processed or synthetic. This makes them especially well suited to interiors shaped by natural materials and tactile finishes.

Because Bauwerk uses pigment powders rather than industrial tint systems, earthy shades develop with more tonal complexity and subtle movement. Browns, mauves, and weathered mineral tones can feel softer, fuller, and more balanced on the wall, helping the palette sit comfortably in both contemporary and traditional interiors. The result is colour with more presence, but also more calm.

The pigment character of Bauwerk colours allows these earthy shades to relate to each other in a very natural way. Rather than clashing, they tend to create layered and balanced palettes with a quiet sense of depth. This is one reason Bauwerk colours are often valued for creating backdrops that feel warm, nuanced, and deeply connected to the architecture of a space.

Yes. Bauwerk Colour is known for producing impressive colour depth and saturation using pigment powders only. In the Brown + Purple palette, this allows deeper browns, clay reds, and muted mauves to feel expressive and substantial, while still retaining the soft tonal variation and sensory richness that are central to limewash.

The Brown + Purple Colour Range is best suited for:

• bedrooms and lounges where warmth and depth are needed without heaviness
• Hospitality interiors seeking a grounded, atmospheric feel
• Accent walls where you want colour richness without brightness
• Spaces with natural materials (wood, stone, linen) that benefit from tonal layering

These colours work especially well in:

• Low to medium light rooms where colour depth can develop gradually
• Interior schemes that need contract against neutral backdrops