uPVC window colours start with white, included in the base price, and continue with foils from the profile brand's range: anthracites, greys, matt black and woodgrain finishes such as golden oak, walnut or Winchester. You order the colour on the outside only (white inside) or the same colour on both sides, and the whole order has one colour. You see the extra cost for each option straight away in the window configurator.
Which uPVC window colours can you choose?
The uPVC profile itself is white. The colour comes from a foil with an embossed texture, so it does not peel like paint and never needs repainting. You can choose from several groups:
- white on both sides, in the base price,
- anthracites and greys, smooth or textured,
- matt black,
- woodgrain finishes: golden oak, walnut, Winchester and others.
The range depends on the profile brand (VEKA, Kömmerling, Salamander, Gealan). Gealan has the largest one. The same shade is not available in every system, so in the configurator you choose the system first and then a colour from its actual range.
What we do not make: two different colours on each side of the window (for example anthracite outside and oak inside) or colour on the inside only. Mixing shades within one order is not possible either.
What does colour change apart from the look?
- Price. Foil costs extra, and colour on both sides costs more than on one. "Colour outside, white inside" looks exactly the same from the street.
- Lead time. Production takes 3–8 weeks and depends partly on the colour.
- Width of tilt and slide doors. Coloured tilt and slide (PSK) doors have a smaller maximum width than white ones. For a wide patio opening, check the size in colour.
- Doors in the sun. Dark door panels in full sun can warp, and the guarantee does not cover this. Doors and sliding units should sit under a canopy, protected from rain and full sun.
- Shade between batches. Small differences in shade between production batches are not a defect. It is best to order all windows for one house together.
What if you want a colour outside the range?
Then look at aluminium. Aluprof profiles are powder coated in any RAL colour, matt, gloss or textured, but always the same inside and out. We compare the two materials in uPVC or aluminium, and write about foils and RAL shades in our article on window colours.
Checklist before ordering coloured windows
1. Choose the system first, then a colour from its range in the configurator. 2. Decide whether the colour goes outside only or on both sides. White inside is easier to match to your interior, and the price is lower. 3. Make sure all windows and doors in the order have the same colour. 4. For dark doors on a sunny side, plan a canopy. 5. For tilt and slide doors, check the maximum width in colour, not in white. 6. Order the whole set at once. 7. In the drawing and specification you approve, check the colour name on every item. That is the last chance to change it. 8. Remove the protective film no later than 4 weeks after delivery, and store the windows upright, under a roof, out of the sun.
We have worked with windows since 1997, and over more than 5,000 orders we have learned to check colour together with the system and the sizes. With every quote we check that the chosen shade is in that system's range and that coloured sliding doors stay within the width limit. If something does not work, we say so straight away.
See the price in your colour
Build your windows in the configurator first in white, then in your chosen colour, and compare the prices. All systems and their colour ranges are on our uPVC windows page. We prepare a quote including delivery within 3 working days. Installation is up to you: you pay for the windows and choose and pay your fitter yourself.