Tile Colour Guide: Finding The Perfect Shade for Your Home

Here at Tiles Direct, we know that when it comes to interior design, fashion is just as important as function – and colour plays a key part in the overall appeal of a room.

Some colour trends come and go, while other shades offer an evergreen appeal. But how do you know which tile colour is right for you? 

Well, that’s where our tile colour guide comes in. Running through each shade we have available, we’ll tell you which styles they work best with, where to use them and so much more. 

From finding the perfect hue for your kitchen to switching up shades in the living room, this tile colour guide will help you choose the best tile colour for your floors and walls.

Grey

As tile colours go, grey is an all-rounder, dishing up lashings of style, versatility and practicality in one fell swoop.

With effortless elegance and adaptability, grey never seems to go out of style. Working well with almost any other colour, grey can be a grounding base colour or a striking accent used to pull off countless interior design styles. 

Grey’s practicality knows no bounds, either. For floor and walls, it can help to hide everyday marks, scuffs and splashes, ensuring interiors stay looking pristine.

From soft, pale greys through to dark moody hues and some sparkling silver options for good measure, with our extensive range of grey tiles, you can enjoy endless styling options for sleek and sophisticated interiors.

For a modern, neutral finish with added warmth, cement grey floor tiles are the perfect choice to add some class to your home. Alternatively, channel rustic charm with grey splitface tiles or capture an industrial-chic vibe with metro tiles and exposed pipework. 

With our grey tiles range, you can bring a touch of luxury to even the most neutrally designed spaces – from the kitchen to the bathroom and every room in between.

Red

If bold interior design is your go-to style, then choosing red as your tile colour is guaranteed to make a big statement.

Red instantly evokes a sense of warmth and passion, and our red tile colours encapsulate all the vibrant shades you need. Opt from bold and daring shades for standout walls to more subtle maroon floor tiles.

Red can be very versatile, but it’s best used as an accent colour in moderation to ensure it doesn’t overstimulate the eye or dominate the overall finish. 

They can be brilliant for brightening up modern kitchens. Whether you go all out with red floor tiles or get funky with red metro tiles on the walls, this hue is guaranteed to add a pinch of spice to your home decor.

In areas focused on relaxation, opt for a softer red like mulberry or a dark cherry red. Delivering a warm and luxurious feel, these comforting shades are right at home in opulent bathrooms, lavish living rooms and beautiful bedrooms.

White

White instantly lifts a room with its effortless light-reflecting properties – but that’s not all. As a kitchen or bathroom tile colour, white can make spaces feel much bigger and brighter. 

When it comes to white tiles, you’ll find plenty of ways to incorporate them into your home design. Suitable for use on floors and walls throughout your home, you can create spacious and light aesthetics in all kinds of styles. 

Sitting comfortably as a standalone colour in monochrome interiors (as well as complementing a huge spectrum of colours), white tiles provide ample options for pairing with other shades – from cool greys and blues to warm reds, oranges and yellows.

Perfectly suited to small, dimly lit spaces, white wall or floor tiles can open up living areas, kitchens and bathrooms, giving you a blank canvas upon which you can build the room’s overall aesthetic. The result is a pristine, minimalist space that allows you to add pops of colour as you see fit.

Black

Give your home some added drama and elegance with a black-themed aesthetic.  

Whether it’s your fixtures, fittings or furniture, black transforms any room into the epitome of luxury – and black floor or wall tiles can provide the perfect finishing touch.

Black interiors demand an emotional response and, when done well, can deliver a sophisticated and glamorous aesthetic that’s impossible to ignore. 

In kitchens and bathrooms, black tiles add a true sense of luxury. For kitchens, this could be using black floor tiles as the foundation of a sleek monochrome aesthetic, using white cabinets and walls to strike a perfect colour balance. 

For black bathroom tile colour ideas, play around with different shades, shapes and finishes to get the look you want. From sparkling polished quartz flooring to matt finish tiles, it’s easy to inject some glitz and glamour into everyday spaces. Matt black tiles lend a contemporary touch while glossy versions will bounce light around the room to give it a luxurious finish.

Brown

Beautiful brown shades are a must-have hue for nature-inspired interiors. From chocolate-coloured sofas to light brown floor tiles, earthy brown hues can be the perfect ingredient to transform a house into a cosy, welcoming home. 

With a deep-rooted connection to nature, brown tones are the ideal option for rustic interior design. Synonymous with comfortable sitting rooms and warm and welcoming hallways, you can use various shades of brown to keep your house feeling homely all year round. 

To ensure your decor stays on trend for years, opting for light beige hues can be the way to go. Alternatively, opt for cappuccino hues that lend a slightly more indulgent feel. 

Beyond their comforting shades, brown is also a practical tile colour perfectly suited for busy areas of the home. This is particularly true with floors, as their darker tones can help to hide everyday marks and scuffs, meaning you won’t need to continually clean them. 

Green

Evoking a connection to nature’s beauty, green can be a soothing interior design tonic that allows you to craft calm and serene living spaces. 

From bathrooms to bedrooms, green boasts exceptional versatility as a focal or background colour, working to deliver invigorating interiors at every turn. Whether you want something fresh and modern using mint and sage hues, or you want dark green Victorian tiles to give your home a traditional stamp, there are options galore at your fingertips. 

As a tile colour, green also offers brilliant versatility to be integrated throughout the home. From nature-inspired bathrooms to cool living rooms, if you’re looking for a way to breathe some life back into your home, green floor and wall tiles are up to the challenge. 

Partnered with untreated wood and terracotta tones, it’s easy to bring the outdoors in and emulate the beauty of the natural world in your home. 

If you’re not sure about going all-in on green, you can always introduce pops of green with accessories – use cushions and throws, as well as plenty of plants, to bolster that connection to the outside. 

Yellow

If you’re keen to let a little sunshine into your home, yellow floor tiles are a great way to create brightness all year round. From cheerful lemon and daffodil shades to soft and creamy custard and golden hues, yellow can be a brilliant choice to express your creativity and playful side. 

But that’s not all. Modern interior design shows that yellow can sit beautifully alongside a variety of colours to create stylish, vibrant living spaces packed with character. From grounding grey, black and white to more enticing colours like pink, blue and green, using yellow as a focal colour in your palette is a sure-fire way to make a style statement. 

If you want a contemporary tile colour idea, yellow splashback tiles can certainly liven up a functional space and make every day feel sunny and warm. But this hue works equally well in kitchens, hallways and more. 

Whether you want to section off a kitchen/diner area or create an art room, this bold and beautiful colour can be used to inject a quirky feature into even the drabbest and most uninspiring spaces.

You can even opt for the luxury end of the yellow colour spectrum with gold tiles (if you dare). Our selection of gold floor and wall tiles provide you with a real chance to express your individuality with an opulent tile design. 

Bringing added glamour to any living space, gold hues are perfect for adding a touch of class you can enjoy every day.

Blue

With an obvious connection to the sky and water, blue can be the perfect hue for creating serene and soothing home interiors. 

As a tile colour, you’ll find plenty of options available at Tiles Direct, ensuring you find just the right shade for your desired finish. 

From on-trend navy kitchen tiles to traditional Victorian patterned floor tiles and everything in between, you’ll find there are endless possibilities for bringing blue tiles into your interior design.

Paired with white or cream, blue can be a go-to bathroom tile colour idea that works with both classic and up to date decor styles. For a bolder finish, sit royal blue against blush pink or a mustard yellow. Or, add a sophisticated edge by partnering dark blues with gold accessories. 

Orange

Perhaps more controversial than many of the tile colours we’ve covered so far, bringing orange into an interior won’t be for everyone. 

But you don’t necessarily have to go bold with fiery orange floor tiles to welcome this colour into your home. With the right shade and setting, you can enrich your home’s interiors with warmth and character. 

Many orange hues are undeniably bright, which makes them the perfect choice for exotic and playful interiors. Think vibrant Moorish pattern tiles or some seventies retro vibes. To avoid orange overexposure, use these vivid tones in moderation – an attention-grabbing feature wall or decorative accents should do the trick.  

However, there are plenty of muted orange hues that can be used more liberally, creating a living space that’s filled with depth and charm. Think soft terracottas and pale peachy tones that bring a sense of cheer and character. These can be toned down by white and ivory or spiced up with blues, reds, purples and yellows to give your eyes plenty to feast on.

From bringing earthy accessories into the living room to laying stripped back terracotta floor tiles in the kitchen, find the shade of orange that works best for you.

Pink

From vibrant mosaics to large printed pink floor tiles, this colour is sure to make a statement, regardless of the room you’re decorating. 

As an interior design colour, pink’s popularity has gained some serious momentum in recent years. It’s blossomed into a grown-up colour that brings elegance and sophistication in abundance.

It’s also a colour you can have fun with. From sparkly pink tiles to rosy, pastel shades, the options for pink tile colours ensure you have just the right shade to make an impactful interior. As a bathroom tile colour idea, blush pinks and sandy hues shower the room with calm and sophistication, while darker pinks are perfect for adding a hint of drama in kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms. 

You can even head into the purple end of the pink colour spectrum, bringing warm pink-purple tones into your home through tiles, soft furnishings and other accessories. Marry with cream or pale beige to strike a good balance between the two shades. 

However and wherever you choose to use pink tiles, your home is guaranteed to be the talk of the town.

Cream

A close relative of white, cream offers a softer alternative while still keeping the finish light and airy. It also goes with countless colours, so you won’t struggle to find a good colour match if you want to introduce other tones. 

Clean and elegant, cream is the perfect shade for curating a sleek, neutral living space. Decorate with tastefully patterned throw cushions and cream floor tiles for a lounge that appears graceful and refined. In the bathroom, use cream as the base for your overall interior theme and opt for grey grout in between floor tiles to create a luxurious, contemporary look.

For more on the psychology behind colours, be sure to read through our colour guide, where we uncover the meaning of different shades and the effect they can have on your interior’s aesthetic.

Ready to find your dream tile colour and style? Our rainbow of colour options is sure to have what you need – and if you’re yet to settle on a shade, you can get a sample from just 99p! Explore our full spectrum of floor tiles and wall tiles now.