Cedar Colour Library

This library is designed as a starting point for planning your cedar restoration or maintenance project. You can browse by brand, compare similar colour tones, copy HEX values for design reference, and identify the type of finish you would like to explore further.

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Cedar Stain, Oil & Timber Finish Inspiration

Choosing the right cedar colour can be one of the hardest parts of maintaining, restoring or refreshing a cedar home. Supplier colour charts are useful, but they do not always show how a finish will look on real cedar cladding, garage doors, decks, fences or outdoor furniture once it has been applied.

The Cedar Master colour library has been created to help Auckland homeowners compare cedar oil, stain and timber finish options by brand and colour tone. Use the filterable library below to browse common cedar colour options from Dryden WoodOil, CUTEK, Wood-X and Resene stain ranges, then speak with our team about which finish may suit your home, existing coating and long-term maintenance plan.

Every cedar surface is different. The same colour can appear lighter, darker, warmer or more muted depending on the age of the timber, previous coatings, preparation method, timber grain, sun exposure, shade, moisture levels and the number of coats applied. For that reason, the colours shown in this library should be treated as an online guide rather than an exact representation of the final finish.

Browse Cedar Colours by Brand and Tone

Use the colour library below to filter cedar colours by brand or by tone family. This makes it easier to compare natural cedar tones, honey finishes, warm browns, deeper architectural colours, black and charcoal finishes, grey weathered looks and pale wash effects.

If you already have a preferred product range, you can filter by brand. If you are not sure which product is right for your home, start with the colour tone that appeals to you, then talk to our team about the coating system that will best suit your cedar.

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Cedar colour inspiration

Cedar Product Colour Library

Browse cedar oil and stain colour options by brand or tone family. Swatches are intended as digital website guides only. The final colour can vary depending on timber species, age, preparation, exposure, previous coatings and number of coats.

Dryden

Dryden WoodOil Projects

Approximate website swatches for Dryden WoodOil and OilStain colours used for cedar inspiration.

37 colours

Autumn

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8A4D2F

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Barque

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #41362D

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Beech

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #B98A59

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Birch

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #C0A070

Natural / Honey

Black Teak

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #312B26

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Black-X

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #1E1E1C

Black / Charcoal

Cedar

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #9A5D3A

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Charcoal

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #303030

Black / Charcoal

Clear

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #B88554

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Copper

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #A7653D

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Cumulus

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #C7C3B7

Grey / Weathered Whitewash / Pale

Cypress

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8A6A3F

Green / Earth Natural / Honey

Dark

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #3B2A22

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Dark Oak

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #4A2D22

Dark Brown

Driftwood

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8C7B68

Grey / Weathered Warm Brown

Dryhills

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #A88455

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Dune

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #B99A6F

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Dusk

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #4B4741

Black / Charcoal Grey / Weathered

Elm

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8B5A3C

Warm Brown

Goldleaf

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #C2954A

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Ironsand

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #4B4844

Black / Charcoal Grey / Weathered

Karaka

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #3B4A32

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Larch

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #B57B44

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Lignum

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #574335

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Lite Oak

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #C2965A

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Midnight

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #252A2D

Black / Charcoal Blue / Cool

Oropo

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #5B4A3D

Dark Brown Grey / Weathered

Platinum

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #B8B0A2

Grey / Weathered Whitewash / Pale

Redwood

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #7A3328

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Silver Grey

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #A7A9A5

Grey / Weathered

Slate

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #55585A

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Soft Grey

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #9A9A92

Grey / Weathered

Stone

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8D8676

Green / Earth Grey / Weathered

Storm

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #5B6063

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Teak

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #8B5A2B

Warm Brown

Walnut

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #5A3827

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Weathered Cedar

Dryden WoodOil / OilStain

HEX #9D8971

Grey / Weathered Red / Cedar

CUTEK

CUTEK Projects

Approximate website swatches for CUTEK Colourtones, including clear oil and tinted oil options.

17 colours

Bronze Rimu

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #7B4A30

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Burnt Ash

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #5B4A3C

Dark Brown Grey / Weathered

Burnt Red

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #7A3028

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Clear

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #B8763F

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Coastal Dune

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #BBA578

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Copper Sand

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #A05D36

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Deep Whiskey

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #8A4F2E

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Dusky Brown

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #4B3328

Dark Brown

Golden Bay

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #C09045

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Kauri Gum

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #9C5A34

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Light Oak

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #B98A57

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Pumice Grey

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #8E8B83

Grey / Weathered

Punga

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #2F2F2D

Black / Charcoal

Roasted Malt

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #4A2E24

Dark Brown

Storm Cloud

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #5F6264

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Tussock

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #A57A3E

Green / Earth Natural / Honey

White Wash

CUTEK Colourtones

HEX #D1C7B4

Whitewash / Pale

Wood-X

Wood-X Projects

Approximate website swatches for Wood-X Cedar Oil and Deck Oil colour options.

45 colours

Aspiring

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #B7A37C

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Avalanche

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #D7C9AA

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Beaumont

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #3B241B

Dark Brown

Benmore

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5F4432

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Boulder Grey

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5E5B55

Grey / Weathered

Buller

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #4A3328

Dark Brown

Burnt Moss

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #3F422E

Dark Brown Green / Earth

Buscot

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #252421

Black / Charcoal

Clear Base

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #B98658

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Cook Strait

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #303438

Black / Charcoal Blue / Cool

Craigeburn

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #7C858A

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Damper

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #C7BDA6

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Double Cone

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #4A3024

Dark Brown

Dray

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #483228

Dark Brown

Endeavour

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #A7B2B0

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Flagstaff

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #3B2B24

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Flint

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #35251E

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Forge

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #4B382D

Dark Brown

Foundry

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #2B2622

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Glacier Peak

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #C8C2B2

Grey / Weathered Whitewash / Pale

Gold Rush

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #9B6A32

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Haast

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #2B1E18

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Hessian

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #B9A070

Natural / Honey Whitewash / Pale

Hicks Mist

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #684535

Dark Brown Warm Brown

High Country

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #7C5A32

Warm Brown

Kauri Gum

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #7C5A32

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Mainsail

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #D0C4AB

Whitewash / Pale

Malt

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5A2118

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

McKenna

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #2B1E18

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Minaret

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #D0C9BA

Grey / Weathered Whitewash / Pale

Mount Honey

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #A9793E

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Oxen

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5D4938

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Peat

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #2D1B16

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Pioneer

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #A6815A

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Saddle Hill

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #1F2E22

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Settler

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #2B211F

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Shale

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #777067

Grey / Weathered

Stockade

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #35251E

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Takaka Hill

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #7B7B45

Green / Earth Natural / Honey

Tasman

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #684535

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Tor

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5D4938

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Torlesse

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5C3B28

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Traverse

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #5E554A

Dark Brown Grey / Weathered

Treacle

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #61251E

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Veil

Wood-X Cedar Oil / Deck Oil

HEX #767176

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Resene

Resene Stain Projects

Digital swatches for Resene Woodsman and exterior woodcare stain colours.

47 colours

Banjul

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD004

HEX #34322D

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Bark

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0810

HEX #3E2F28

Dark Brown

Bleached Cedar

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW400

HEX #454647

Grey / Weathered

Bleached Riverstone

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0820

HEX #827A71

Grey / Weathered Whitewash / Pale

Bushtrack

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0812

HEX #3A312A

Dark Brown Green / Earth

Canopy

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0819

HEX #35332C

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Cedar

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW600

HEX #69453C

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Charred Black

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0801

HEX #332F2F

Black / Charcoal

Cherrywood

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD020

HEX #4E312E

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Crowshead

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD001

HEX #45423E

Black / Charcoal Grey / Weathered

Dark Oak

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW7

HEX #55342B

Dark Brown

Driftwood

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD012

HEX #8F6F48

Grey / Weathered Natural / Honey

Earthsong

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0818

HEX #2A3E33

Green / Earth

English Walnut

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW8

HEX #473B2F

Dark Brown

Equilibrium

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0816

HEX #776E5B

Grey / Weathered Warm Brown

Evergreen

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0813

HEX #28372F

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Grey Green

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW9

HEX #525636

Green / Earth Grey / Weathered

Heartwood

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0809

HEX #A6602F

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Iroko

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD005

HEX #6D655C

Grey / Weathered

Jacaranda

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD019

HEX #362D38

Black / Charcoal Blue / Cool

Japanese Maple

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD017

HEX #672F30

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Jarrah Tree

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0804

HEX #52312F

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Kwila

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0803

HEX #6D332A

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Limed Ash

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW11

HEX #676D63

Green / Earth Grey / Weathered

Limed Gum

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW12

HEX #6B5B3D

Green / Earth Warm Brown

Limed Oak

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW13

HEX #8C7254

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Natural

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD026

HEX #AF7F46

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Nutmeg

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW16

HEX #5F422D

Dark Brown Warm Brown

Oiled Cedar

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW028

HEX #66362D

Dark Brown Red / Cedar

Pickled Bean

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW18

HEX #73553E

Warm Brown

Pickled Bluewood

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW19

HEX #4F5A5F

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Pitch Black

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD039

HEX #403E3C

Black / Charcoal

Rangitoto

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD032

HEX #3A4133

Black / Charcoal Green / Earth

Riverstone

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0805

HEX #797067

Grey / Weathered

Shadow Match

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0808

HEX #312F2C

Black / Charcoal

Silvered Grey

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0802

HEX #565B64

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Skywater

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0807

HEX #404653

Blue / Cool Grey / Weathered

Smokey Ash

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW22

HEX #5D5952

Grey / Weathered

Tamarind

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD006

HEX #3E2F2E

Black / Charcoal Dark Brown

Timberland

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0815

HEX #4C332A

Dark Brown

Tiri

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0811

HEX #555250

Grey / Weathered

Touch Wood

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD036

HEX #3A372E

Dark Brown Green / Earth

Treehouse

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD037

HEX #3C342E

Dark Brown

Uluru

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0814

HEX #BF9B67

Natural / Honey Warm Brown

Warm Kwila

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WW0817

HEX #753A2A

Red / Cedar Warm Brown

Whero

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD035

HEX #883531

Red / Cedar

Woody Bay

Resene Woodsman / Stain Colours

Code: WD038

HEX #33343A

Black / Charcoal Blue / Cool

Digital swatches are for website presentation and early colour comparison only. Always confirm supplier availability and test the chosen coating on the actual timber before final approval.