Charcoal
Dark, enveloping, and unmistakably grounding. The natural home for Charcoal is ensuites — and increasingly open-plan wet zones. Works as a backdrop to brass, gilt frames and warm-toned timber. Within the Microcement range, Charcoal carries an undertone that doesn't pick a side and smoke undertones — deep, matte, architectural in overall character. Borrows its character from moody modern interiors and re-reads them in a modern context.
Best used in bathroom, wet room
Deep, matte, architectural reads its best where the light is soft and consistent. Below are the rooms we've installed this shade in most often.
- powder rooms
- tanked shower areas
- alcove and chimney-breast features
Shades that sit beside Charcoal
Picked by family, warmth and tonal proximity within the same range.
How Charcoal is applied
Charcoal uses the standard Microcement build. The technical specification is the same across colour — only the pigment changes.
Questions clients ask about this shade
Won't Charcoal make the room feel smaller?+
Deep shades like Charcoal actually blur a room's edges, making walls feel further away rather than closer. The trick is to wrap the colour onto skirting and trim so there are no high-contrast lines to remind the eye where the room ends.
Is Charcoal suitable for a shower or wet-room?+
Charcoal can be specified for wet-rooms with our standard microcement wet-zone build: primer, two base coats with reinforcing mesh, two finishing coats, then a tanking membrane and two coats of polyurethane sealer. The colour itself doesn't change suitability — finish and sealer do.
What does Charcoal pair with from your range?+
We most often pair Charcoal with the three closest shades in its family — see the pairings panel below. Beyond that, works as a backdrop to brass, gilt frames and warm-toned timber.
A real-finish sample so you're not judging a colour from a screen.