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Carbon

2026 Paint PaintSAP1024-73

Carbon is Sanderson’s deep, slate-charcoal paint from the 2026 Paint range. It is a restrained dark neutral with a cool edge and a soft, architectural feel.

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See this colour on Sanderson's own site, then order it through us.

About this colour

At #36353B, Carbon reads as a near-black charcoal with just enough blue-grey in it to stop it feeling flat. In a north-facing room it can look cooler and more shadowed, holding its depth and making the space feel quieter. In south-facing light it lifts a little, revealing its grey side and looking more balanced against pale walls or timber. On walls or woodwork, it sits well beside oatmeal, stone, inky blue, smoked oak and aged brass, giving those finishes a clean, defined outline.

How to use it

Carbon suits a study, hallway or built-in joinery where you want a grounded dark tone without true black. It works well with pale linen upholstery, walnut or oak woodwork, and muted greens, blues or parchment shades nearby.

A deep charcoal like Carbon can make a wall feel calm, defined and slightly cooler.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #36353B
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Carbon is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.