The Color Process  
Illustration of buildings  
   

 

 

 

 

 


 
Queen Anne Victorian colors form the 1880s
Queen Anne Color scheme  

Victorian Colors

This illustration comes from a calendar offered to paint stores by Sherwin Williams. Several period homes are shown in what were then considered the most fashionable colors. A key on the back of the calendar provided color numbers.

 

   

Click here to see how these historic colors are translated into readily available colors for your house.