Colour selection guide
Selecting the right color and surface finish for your joinery can be crucial to its longevity and may even impact whether or not your windows and doors are covered under warranty. Our simple step-by-step guide will help you through this process.
Step 1: Choose the right product for your project:
- Consider your environment and site conditions, especially if your home is coastal. Your site location will determine the performance requirements of the surface finish.
Step 2: Choose the right colour:
- There are a number of options to choose from. A good place to start is the Top 6 Trending colours.
- If you want a colour that is not in the Popular range, please discuss with your local Rylock® consultant.
Step 3: Speak to your local Rylock® consultant:
- Consult with your local Rylock® Fabricator for further advice and to request an individual colour swatch.
- A word to the wise: when you are making your final colour selection, always assess your colour swatch in natural light.
Powder coat colours
Altus Window Systems offers an inspiring range of colours designed for powder-coated aluminium joinery, reflecting modern design trends and providing flexibility to suit any home or commercial style.
With 36 key colours and hundreds more available on request, including vibrant options for standout Stellar Doors®, our finishes – available in matte, gloss, flat, pearlescent, and textured – seamlessly complement cladding, roofing, and guttering.
Partnering with leading New Zealand powder suppliers Dulux and Akzo Nobel (Interpon), we ensure high-quality, durable finishes. Your local Rylock® fabricator can provide a colour booklet, card, or swatches to help you choose the perfect shade.
Choose the right product for your project:
DURAALLOY®
- Residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
- Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level
PROTEXTURE®
- Residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
- Environments where high mar and scuff resistance is required
- Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level
DURATEC®
- All residential buildings and commercial
- Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level
CHARISMA™
- Residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
- Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level
Our standard colour range is split into three easy sections:
New Zealand’s Top 6 Trending colours
As the name suggests these are the nation’s 6 most popular colours
New Zealand’s Popular colours
These are the 30 next most popular colours. If you can’t find what you’re looking for here please speak to your local Rylock® consultant.
New Zealand’s Favourite Bright colours
This is a collection of the most popular bold and vibrant bright colours, typically associated with our Stellar Doors® range of entrance doors.
ColourScape™ Top 6 Trending colours brochure
ColourScape™ full range brochure
Dulux Charisma™ Black Ace (90C9116F)
The Charisma™ flat matt range features contemporary, solid colours in a flat matt finish for a subtle and sophisticated look. The range is ideal for residential and commercial buildings in environments greater than 10m from the high tide mark and mild to severe exterior conditions.
Whilst this colour range is fantastic, feedback from customers has alerted us to the fact that joinery finished in Black Ace does need to be handled with care and maintained as per Dulux instructions. Namely, protective wrapping should be kept in place right up until installation followed by a regular six-monthly cleaning programme. Sheltered areas can have a higher risk of coating degradation as wind-blown salt and other debris or pollutants may adhere to the surface and not wash away when it rains. These areas may require more frequent cleaning.
Please bear this in mind when choosing the colours for your next project.
Anodised colours
Anodising provides a highly durable, colour fast coating for aluminium. It is available in five colours and offers a reliable alternative to powder coating.
Altus Window Systems offers Matt Etch anodising on orders to 12, 20 and 25 micron. Ask your local Rylock® consultant about the availability of Anodising in Natural, Light Bronze, Medium Bronze, Dark Bronze and Black as defined by the Window and Glass Association of NZ Standard.
Matt Etch is a finish which can help remove manufacturing lines and imperfections, delivering a fine matte surface, sharp clarity and reduced reflectivity.
