Beautiful Buildings from the Ground Up: Geological Colour Cues for Architecture
Sydney’s golden sandstone is the starting point for any contextually sensitive building colour palette in the city. Meaning, if you use white on a building in Sydney, make it a warm white. For black, make it a warm black.
STANDARDS (AS2700-2011)
I love the Australian Standards colour palette (AS2700-2011). It’s partially because the colour names represent place-based things: Waratah Red, Wattle Yellow, Koala Grey, Blue Gum, Wombat and Bondi Blue, to mention just a few.