A Colour Story: Brown Tile Buying Guide

The colour brown is often associated with wood and often evokes a nature-like feel. The colour often symbolises stability, humility, safety, and security and makes one feel relaxed. It has the ability to make any space feel inviting and warm thanks to the earthiness it imparts to the space – encouraging relaxation.

Brown tiles are often used on floors to add some earthiness to the space, but more and more homeowners and designers are adding brown tiles to their walls to create that warm and inviting ambience, especially in spaces like living rooms, reception areas and lobbies.

However, brown can be a tricky colour to use in spaces without making the space feel too dark or flat. This is why, before you even start your journey of buying brown tiles, you need to understand how brown works with other colours and how to pair brown with other colours to create a space that looks put together and striking.

What Colours Do Brown Tiles Work Best With?

Brown tiles often tend to have a very traditional look, but the final look will depend upon the colours or shades you pair your brown tiles with as well as on the design elements, such as furniture and décor pieces in your space.

The selection of the shade of brown to use for your space also depends on the ambience you want to create. If you wish for a bright and open look, opt for lighter shades of brown tiles. If you are going for a warm and inviting aesthetic, opt for darker brown tiles. Dark brown tiles can add some drama to the space and give it a rich look.

Let us take a look at some of the most common colours brown tiles can be paired with. Generally speaking, brown is a shade that works well with almost any colour on the spectrum, provided you choose the right shade of brown. As a rule of thumb, pair cooler shades with cool browns and warmer shades with warm browns to create a cohesive look.

1) Using A Mix Of Light And Dark Shades

One great way to use brown tiles is to use a mix of dark and light shades for a multifaceted look. Using a mix of dark and light shades also helps add some visual depth to the space and keeps it from falling flat. The use of multiple patterns can also help break the monotony of brown and add visual interest to the space.

2) In Combination With Bright Colours

If you love bright colours but want to balance them out, brown tiles are your best bet. Brown tiles work well to emphasise or tone down the look of several bright and bold colours, such as lime green or orange, depending on the shade of both colours used. Brown works as the perfect backdrop for brighter colours and can remain constant even if you want to change the colour scheme of your space.

3) Nature Inspired Feel With Green

The combination of brown and green is very eye-pleasing and looks very natural since we see the occurrence very often in nature. Most shades of green pair well with the various shades of brown. You do not need to have a very obvious combination of the two – the use of subtle light wood tiles along with a green tiled accent wall works well and can create the warm nature-inspired ambience quite easily.

4) Create The Earth And Sky

The colour blue is reminiscent of the sky, while brown of the Earth. Using them in the space creates a mesmerising contrast. Brown can help balance the brightness of the blue, while blue helps uplift the intensity of the brown. Turquoise, navy blue and pale blue are the shades of blue that work best with most shades of brown.

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5) Use With Pink For A Feminine Look

To give your space a soft, feminine look, consider pairing your brown tiles with pink. Pink has a soothing effect, while brown adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to the space. When paired with darker brown floors, the pink does not come off as too childish; rather, it looks urbane and graceful. The addition of wooden furniture can further add a chic look to the space.

6) Use With Beige For A Softer Look

Beige is a neutral that often fades into the background, but not with brown. Beige helps highlight the rich and opulent look of brown and balances it out with its own softness. It serves as the perfect background for the brown to shine. To keep the look from falling flat, you can add some texture to the space in the form of furniture, accessories and even a rug, if the space allows it.

7) Brown And White – A Match Made In Design Heaven

The crisp look of pristine white brings out the earthiness of brown. The addition of white also helps brighten the space up, while brown helps add some warmth and keeps the space from looking too clinical.

There is a common misconception that brown is an extremely dull and uninteresting colour. This couldn’t have been further from the truth! Browns can provide warmth to any space and help balance out some of the risqué colour choices you may make. It works well with most colours to create a striking aesthetic, and by itself, too brown can create a warm and inviting ambience that is mesmerising to look at.

How Can Orientbell Tiles Help?

Orientbell Tiles is dedicated to making the process of tile selection and tile buying easier for consumers. Our website has a full repertoire of all our products, all the information relevant to the product and even the MRP as per your location! Our product page also features a tile calculator where you simply need to enter the area of your room, and it will provide you with an accurate count of the number of boxes of tiles you will require for your project.

The website also has an arsenal of digital tools to help you with your purchase, such as:

1) TriaLook: A revolutionary tile visualisation tool that lets you visualise the tile of your choice in your space – all from the comfort of your home!

2) SameLook: Want to replicate the look of a space you have seen? Just upload a picture of that space to SameLook, and the tool will provide you with similar tile options from our collection.

3) TruLook: Want your space to be designed by an expert using the tiles of your choice? At a minimal cost, our in-house experts will design your space.

Not sure about buying tiles online or want to see the tiles in person before you make a choice? Head to a store near you, and our tile experts will help you to the best of their ability to make the right choice.