Description
A facade colour settled on a screen usually gets settled twice. Ceresit Colour Sample Book 2 is the physical half of that decision, held inside the render colour charts and catalogues range at Renders World, where a shortlist stops being a description and becomes a code an order can be placed against.
Where Ceresit Colour Sample Book 2 Earns Its Place on a UK Job
Ceresit Colour Sample Book 2 puts physical rendered swatches from the Colours of Nature palette in the hand, a system Ceresit publishes at 516 colours, so a facade shade is agreed against the actual wall rather than on a monitor.
Worth knowing before anyone quotes a number: Ceresit's global product page describes the same system as more than 500 colours while its palette browser gives the exact 516. The practical instruction that falls out of the difference is to specify by printed code rather than by palette size, because the code is the thing the tinting machine reads.
- A shortlist stuck between two near neighbours: two pages held side by side against the existing brick resolve in one site visit what a screen comparison leaves open.
- A brief given as a description rather than a code: a client asking for something warmer or quieter can point at a swatch, and the pointing is what gets written on the order.
- A later phase that has to match: the approved code filed with the book makes an extension or a maintenance patch a five-minute lookup years afterwards.
Which palette groups this particular edition physically carries is confirmed from the product images or by asking us before ordering, since Ceresit revises its printed sets and no fetchable document lists this edition's contents. Everything below is what the manufacturer does state, and it is the part that changes what you can order.
What the Manufacturer States About the Colours of Nature Palette
The book is a route into a system, and the system carries conditions the swatch page does not print. These are the lines read from Ceresit's own sources, with the scope each one belongs to.
| Property | What Ceresit states |
|---|---|
| Colour system | Colours of Nature, published at 516 colours for its plasters and paints |
| Palette groups on Ceresit's browser | Grey Vibes, Intense & Expressive, Mosaic and Visage among those listed |
| Grey Vibes condition | Designed for use with the special transparent plaster bases for CT 74 and CT 76 renders |
| Palette availability in render | CT 74 available in the full Colours of Nature palette; CT 76 in a wide palette of Colours of Nature and Intense |
| Declared standard for those renders | EN 15824, external renders on organic binders |
| Grain sizes behind a code | CT 74 at 1.5, 2.0 or 2.5 mm; CT 76 at 1.5 or 2.0 mm |
| Contents of this edition | Confirmed from the product images or with Renders World before ordering |
The row that catches most buyers is the third one. A colour group can be tied to a particular base, which turns a colour choice into a product choice, and knowing that at swatch stage keeps the specification tidy instead of unpicking it at order stage.
Choosing a Grey or a Deep Shade: the Conditions Attached
Greys and saturated colours both perform well when the system underneath is chosen to suit them, and Ceresit publishes the conditions plainly enough to check before a code leaves the site.
- Grey Vibes needs a transparent base: Ceresit states the range is designed for use with the special transparent plaster bases for CT 74 and CT 76, so a grey picked from that group sets the render at the same moment.
- Intense dark colours have an area limit: the CT 74 sheet advises that with intense dark colours, application on facades should be limited to small areas such as architectural details, which makes them excellent for reveals, bands and feature panels.
- One elevation, one batch: both sheets note that mineral fillers can cause colour differences, and that one surface should be rendered with material of the same production batch number, printed on each container.
One correction is worth stating plainly because it circulates widely. CT 76 Solar Protect makes no infrared or heat-reflection claim on its data sheet; its stated mechanism is an increased amount of UV absorbers with a self-healing surface effect, giving colour light fastness. It carries a light reflection recommendation of HBW 15 or above, and below that value Ceresit asks that the solution be discussed with its technical department so the right insulation system is selected. That makes it the answer to UV exposure and colour stability, and the honest route for a deep shade on an exposed wall is the reflectance check, which how dark shades behave under solar exposure works through in full.
From Approved Code to Delivered Render: How to Order Cleanly
Once the swatch is agreed, four checks carry the colour intact from the page to the wall.
- Confirm the code exists in the render you want. CT 74 is offered in the full Colours of Nature palette, while CT 76 is offered in a wide palette of Colours of Nature and Intense, so the product can narrow the colour list.
- Fix the grain at the same time. A code supplied at 1.5 mm and the same code at 2.5 mm read differently at street distance, and how grain size changes a finish covers the trade-off before the order is placed.
- Buy a continuous elevation in one delivery. Same batch number across one surface is the manufacturer's own instruction and the simplest form of colour control available.
- Record the code where the next phase will find it. A photograph of the swatch page with the code visible, filed with the order, is what running a colour chart through a live project treats as the project's colour record.
Book 2 Against Book 1: Which Ceresit Reference to Order
The two volumes are halves of one sample set rather than competing products, and both order against the same Colours of Nature system. Renders World supplies them individually, so the sensible question is which one reaches your project first.
| Reference | What is confirmed | When to order it |
|---|---|---|
| Ceresit Colour Sample Book 2 | Second volume of the Colours of Nature sample set; group coverage confirmed per edition | Extending a shortlist beyond the first volume, or ordering the pair |
| Ceresit Colour Sample Book 1 | First volume of the same set; group coverage confirmed per edition | Starting a Ceresit colour selection from nothing |
Because the printed sets are revised, ask us to confirm the groups in stock before a code from either volume reaches a tender document. That single check is what keeps a specified colour orderable months later.
What to Order Once the Ceresit Code Is Agreed
Ceresit Colour Sample Book 2 is £16.70 per copy, read from the product page in August 2026; the figure showing when you read this is the current one. From an approved code the route to material is short.
- Order the finish: the code is ordered in a thin-coat silicone render, supplied in 25 kg containers.
- Detail the base of the wall: plinths take an aggregate finish instead, chosen from the mosaic renders for plinths and their own swatches.
- Refreshing rather than re-rendering: the CT 74 sheet names Ceresit CT 48 and CT 49 silicone paints as the renovation route for an existing render, so silicone masonry paints answer a sound facade that has simply aged.
- Still narrowing down: how to narrow a render colour down pairs shade with grain and adjacent materials, and earth-tone facade schemes for 2026 shows where UK specification is heading.
Questions Buyers Ask About This Ceresit Colour Reference
How does Book 2 differ from Book 1?
They are two volumes of one sample set for the same Colours of Nature system, so neither replaces the other and both point at the same 516-colour palette. Which groups each printed edition physically carries is confirmed from the product images or with us before ordering, and buyers specifying across several projects usually keep the pair.
Can any code in the book be ordered in any Ceresit render?
Mostly, with one documented condition. Ceresit offers CT 74 in the full Colours of Nature palette and CT 76 in a wide palette of Colours of Nature and Intense, while the Grey Vibes range is designed for the special transparent plaster bases of those two renders. Confirming the base alongside the code keeps the order right first time.
Can a deep shade go on a south-facing elevation?
It depends on the reflectance figure rather than on how dark the swatch looks. Ceresit recommends CT 76 at HBW 15 or above and asks specifiers below that value to consult its technical department so the insulation system can be matched, and the CT 74 sheet limits intense dark colours on facades to small areas such as architectural details. Settle the colour early and the build-up beneath can be specified around it.
Do the renders behind these codes resist algae and mould?
The CT 74 sheet describes a water dispersion of silicone and acrylic resins that is hydrophobic and highly self-cleaning, with a BioProtect formula stated as resistant to fungi, algae and mould, and declares total resistance to overgrowth by mould. That is a maintenance saving rather than a colour property, and it applies whichever code from the book is chosen.
Technical Documentation Behind These Ceresit Figures
- Ceresit CT 74 technical data sheet — palette availability, grain sizes, dark colour limitation, batch instruction, BioProtect and the CT 48 and CT 49 renovation route.
- Ceresit CT 76 Solar Protect technical data sheet — the HBW 15 light reflection recommendation, the UV absorber and self-healing mechanism, grain sizes and EN 15824 classifications.
- Ceresit Colours of Nature — the manufacturer's statement of the palette for its plasters and paints.