Granite Colors & Styles

Standard Colors

• Granite basic colors include beige, black, blue, brown, burgundy, gold, gray, green, red, white, and yellow and are colors used and sold by many kitchen countertop suppliers of granite in the United States. Additional colors such as pink, lavender and mauve are derived from basic colors but there are more colors than this, based upon the location of the quarried stone and other factors, including the minerals it contains. According to Borelli Marble and Granite in Maryland, the most popular granite colors happen to be green and yellow.

Color Spectrum

• Granite slabs of stone are as unique in color as where they are found and quarried in the world. Since minerals in granite can vary in color, so, too, can granite, which boasts many different minerals within it. Likewise, the area of the world in which granite is mined will vary in mineral makeup, rock formation temperatures and other geological factors, which all impact the final color of the stone.

Styles

• Granite styles are as varied as basic granite colors. Style names typically indicate the color or the quarry where it was mined. New Venetian Gold is one style name of granite, and it is used to differentiate this gold-colored granite stone from other gold-colored granite stones.

Color Stains

• Some suppliers and sellers of granite products for the home and landscape tout the stone's color is stain-proof. This is a misconception, because some products, such as acidic cleaners or foods and cooking oils (vinegar, lemons) can stain your granite stone's color, according to Kitchen and Bath Design.

Color, Style and Cost

• The rarer the color and style the more expensive the cost of the granite you purchase. Granite mined and imported from Italy will be more costly than granite found in the mines of Vermont or Maryland, for example.