Choosing exterior painting for your commercial building may not be as easy as it seems. While you will obviously want a colour that reflects your brand or product, there are a few other important aspects that you have to look at too. If you have just started your business and have set up shop somewhere, you may find it a little tricky choosing a colour that works for you. A commercial painter will help you pick something suitable. Here are a few things you need to know when selecting the exterior paint colour for your commercial building. By knowing what can affect your colour choices, you will be able to plan well for the painting project.

Look Around

The first step to getting the right exterior paint colours for your commercial building is to study the surrounding buildings carefully. Be keen to notice any distinct colour tones of other commercial buildings around yours. This is crucial, especially if you have set up shop in a different town or city. If the surrounding commercial buildings have quite similar exterior paint colours and tones, it could be because regulations are limiting the colour choices. For instance, the area could be of some historical importance, and your colour options may be limited. In most cases, such areas have governing bodies such as local councils that determine the colours that can be used on commercial buildings in an attempt to preserve the region's historical heritage. Therefore, check with the local council first and submit your painting plans before you start the project. Rushing things and choosing the wrong paint will be costly, especially if you end up needing to repaint the building.

Avoid Bold/Darker Colours

Bold colours can make your building stand out from the rest, which is something you would want. However, while this may work for your home, the results may be the exact opposite when it comes to your commercial building. First, extremely bold colours can be quite distracting, and since colours tend to affect people's moods, this may not be good.

Perhaps the key reason why you shouldn't consider extremely bold colours is that they can make your signage less noticeable. That is, people are likely to notice the building more than the signage, which isn't good because your signage markets your business or brand.

Therefore, stick to neutral and light colours. They will even perform better when it comes to reflecting solar heat, and this will come with significant savings in your cooling costs.