Brown + Purple Colour Card Box
A curated collection of 58 hand-painted 4.1 x 5.8 inches swatches, each finished with real Bauwerk Limewash to help you explore the true depth, texture, and nuance of our colour range in your own space.
The Brown + Purple Box brings together a warm, earthy palette—featuring favourites like soft tan Bali and rusted depth of Garance to the dusky mauve of Phlox. From sandy neutrals to deep, grounding browns, and mauves this box celebrates the timeless beauty of natural tones. Also available in a range of curated collections including Neutrals + Whites, Greens, Blues + Greys and Sunset Tones.
Perfect for architects, designers, or anyone planning a project. You can also explore individual Colour Cards or the complete Full Colour Card Box Set.
Brown and Purple Limewash Paint
The brown and purple palette moves from sandy neutrals and muted taupes through greyed and subtly green-leaning browns, clay and deeper earth tones, before shifting into mauves and rich plum shades.
Colours such as Thatch, Bali and Buckwheat bring sandy, straw and taupe-like tones, while Tumble, Hogweed, Anise introduce cooler, greyed and subtly green-leaning browns. Rosewood and Garance move into warmer clay and red-brown territory. On the purple side of the palette, Freesia, Arnica and Lilac introduce pale lilac and mauve tones, alongside softer mushroom and greyed shades that blur the line between neutral and purple. Thistle, Mallow and Wisteria move into cooler, more distinctly grey-purple territory, while Prun, Muscat and Damson bring greater depth through muted berry and plum tones.

Exploring Brown + Purple
Use the loose Colour Cards to compare subtle differences in tone and undertone, explore combinations and see how the palette sits alongside the materials already in your space. Move them around the room and view them in changing light to see how each colour responds throughout the day.
View all 58 brown and purple colours in Product Information below.
Choosing Limewash Colours
BAUWERK Colours are made differently, using natural pigments sourced from around the world to create nuanced colours with subtle tonal variation. Limewash also interacts with light differently from conventional paint: its calcium carbonate base forms a crystalline mineral surface that refracts light, giving Bauwerk Limewash its characteristic depth and movement...a paint that glows like no other.
When viewing your Colour Cards, hold them vertically against the wall as this can affect how light hits the surface and therefore how you see the colour. It's best to assess your colours in the location you intend to paint. Changing light throughout the day, as well as whether the space is inside or outside, can significantly influence how a colour appears.
Once you've narrowed your selection, we recommend testing your chosen colours with Sample Pots on the intended surface or a test panel before making your final choice.
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Bronwyn Riedel
Bauwerk Colour
01 April 2026
09 September 2026
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