Appendix L – EXTERIOR COLOR CHARTS

L.1 COLOR SCHEMES AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Colors schemes and building materials are critical design elements in relating adjacent buildings and creating a compatible visual environment within an installation.  This section identifies the Army standard pallet of colors that will unify installations.  A sufficient color pallet range is provided to allow for variety.  General direction on the use and application of materials and their colors follows:

  • Avoid cluttered, cosmetic application of a number of different materials on a façade.  Use materials consistently on all facades of a building.

  • Select materials based upon their appropriateness to the building type, climatic conditions, and prevailing architectural design and landscape character of the installation.

  • Utilize materials distinctive to an architectural character worthy of merit consistently throughout an installation.

  • Relate buildings with compatible material and similar colors.

  • Select colors for material from the Army color standard as modified for Fort Carson on the basis of the desired appearance, function, attractiveness of the building, and its compatibility with adjacent building colors.

  • Limit exterior building colors to the Army established color pallet as modified for Fort Carson. This provides each area a coordinated pallet of similar colors that are subdued and harmonious.

 

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