a flat tile of deep charcoal taupe paint

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Zoffany

Vesuvius

2026 Paint PaintZOP1150-34

Vesuvius is a grounded charcoal taupe with a quietly softened edge. In Zoffany’s 2026 Paint range, it reads as a deep, urban neutral rather than a pure grey.

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About this colour

This shade sits around a softened black-brown grey, with enough warmth to stop it feeling stark and enough depth to hold its own on a wall or on joinery. In north-facing rooms it can turn cooler and more slate-like, with the brown notes receding and the grey becoming more apparent. In south-facing light it feels warmer and fuller, picking up the taupe side of the colour and softening the contrast against pale trims. Because it is quite light-absorbing, it works best where you want a room to feel settled and enclosed rather than brightened. It sits well beside walnut, dark oak, aged brass and upholstery in camel, stone, tobacco or deep olive.

How to use it

Use Vesuvius in a library, snug or dining room, especially on walls behind bookcases or on painted woodwork where a darker grounding colour is useful. It also pairs neatly with linen, tweed and leather tones, and with timber furniture in mid to dark stains.

On a wall, Vesuvius reads as a deep, restrained neutral with a warm taupe undertone.

Zoffany 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Zoffany
Colour: #514B4F
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Acrylic Eggshell, Elite Emulsion, True Matt
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Zoffany. 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

Vesuvius 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.