
Cool, neutral palettes are replacing warm tones
Cool tones. Clean lines. Effortless calm.
Warm travertine and tan-toned stone set the direction outdoors for the better part of a decade. The move now is the other way: grays, soft taupes and weathered finishes that sit back and let the planting and the architecture lead.
Cool tones also read cleaner against water, which is why they took over pool decks first. They hold their character in flat midday sun, where warm stone can go orange.
Smoke and Storm Gray were made for this palette — Smoke a soft light gray with cleft veining, Storm Gray an even mid-gray with almost no variation.







