Black uPVC windows, grey and other colours
Black uPVC windows have a black foil laminated onto the frame at the factory. Next to white and cream as base colours there are greys, anthracite, blues, greens and woodgrains. None of them needs painting.
Black window frames
Black comes as jet black matt, black RAL 9005 smooth or graphite black RAL 9011. A dark foil gets warmer in the sun than a light one; that does the frame no harm.
Grey uPVC windows
Grey comes as basalt grey, agate grey RAL 7038 or silver grey RAL 7001.
Anthracite grey uPVC windows
Anthracite comes in three versions: AP40, AP60 and matt RAL 7016. They differ in sheen and tone; pick one for the whole house.
White and cream uPVC windows
White and cream come as base colours: the colour is in the material itself, with no foil on top.
Brown and woodgrain uPVC windows
Golden oak, walnut, mahogany, Douglas oak, mountain pine, Winchester oak and light Sheffield oak: woodgrain foils with a texture you can feel.
Coloured outside, white inside
That works: anthracite outside for the house front, white inside for the room. You choose both in the configurator.
Foil or colour-through: where is the colour?
With a colour-through finish the uPVC itself is coloured, right through the wall of the profile. A scratch therefore shows the same shade as the surface. On our chart that is possible in two colours: white and cream.
The other thirty-three colours are a foil: a thin, rolled layer on the profile. Because the foil is applied one side at a time, you can have a colour outside and keep the inside white. A deep scratch in a foil shows the profile underneath, so don't lean a ladder or scaffold against the frame without protection.
Thirty-five colours: how the chart is built up
For uPVC there are thirty-five colours in the configurator. Seven of them are woodgrain, sixteen have a grained texture, two are matt, three metallic, and the rest are smooth or have a sand texture. The order on screen is by how often each colour is chosen: white at the top, then cream, the anthracites and black.
Under each sample it says how the surface feels. That helps, because two shades that look almost the same in a photo can look very different in real life: a smooth foil reflects more light than a grained one.
Grey, but not anthracite
If anthracite feels too heavy, there is a range of lighter greys: basalt grey, quartz grey, concrete grey, agate grey RAL 7038 and silver grey RAL 7001. All of them have a grained texture. A mid grey makes a window stand out less sharply against light brick and shows up a little more on a dark house front.
Blue, green and red
The chart also has steel blue, brilliant blue RAL 5007, pigeon blue RAL 5014, moss green, leaf green RAL 6002, fir green RAL 6009, wine red RAL 3005 and flame red RAL 3000. Green and red suit older houses and farmhouses well, often together with white or cream parts. You get that combination by giving the window and the door each their own colour.
Metallic and cream
The three metallic foils are called silver, champagne and bronze. They give a uPVC window something of the sheen of metal without it being aluminium.
Cream comes twice: as a smooth colour-through finish and as a grained foil. If you are adding windows next to existing cream ones, check first which of the two you already have; a smooth window next to a grained one shows.
Your own RAL colour in uPVC?
No. uPVC windows are foiled, not sprayed, so you choose from the foils that exist. A free RAL number from your architect can only be entered for aluminium; there any colour from the RAL Classic range is possible, and you choose the sheen as well. If it has to be exactly that one shade, aluminium is the way.
Choosing a colour you'll still like in ten years
A screen never shows colours quite right. So look at windows in your own street as well, in daylight and from the distance you usually see your house from. A colour that looks dark on a small sample often looks a shade heavier on a whole window.
If your home is a listed building or in a conservation area, ask your council whether there are rules on colour. In a flat, the freeholder or management company may have a say too. Sort that out before you order, not after.
Looking after a coloured window
No painting, but a clean now and then. Lukewarm water with a mild soap and a soft cloth is enough. Leave abrasive cleaners, steel wool and solvents alone: they dull a foil or damage it.
Frequently asked questions
Can you get black uPVC windows?
Yes, as a foil in jet black matt, black RAL 9005 smooth or graphite black RAL 9011. Inside can stay white.
Do black uPVC windows fade?
The makers call their foils UV-resistant. We don't publish a number of years, because none of our makers' brochures does.
How do you whiten uPVC window frames?
Most of the time it is dirt, not discolouring: clean with lukewarm water, a little washing-up liquid and a soft cloth. No abrasive cleaners and no solvents.
Does a colour cost more than white?
On screen no colour costs more than another. What your colour costs is in your made-to-measure quote.
Can I change the colour of a uPVC window later?
A foil isn't easily swapped. So choose the colour when you order: the window comes in the colour stated in your quote.
Can you tell close up that woodgrain isn't wood?
Close up, yes. The grain can be felt and the pattern looks like wood, but a woodgrain foil lacks the variation real timber has from board to board. From the street you hardly notice.
Can the inside stay white if the outside is woodgrain?
Yes. In the configurator you choose the outside colour and then, separately, the inside colour. If you want the same colour inside, choose ‘Same as outside’ there.
Know what you want? Put it together.
No form first: you watch your window take shape as you choose. The price follows in the quote, within three working days.
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Where we have a guide price, it is on the page, not behind a form — not a quote and not a final price; the amount for your sizes is in the made-to-measure quote.
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