What does Evening Haze look like?
BlueScope draws it from limestone coastlines and dry inland grasses, and calls it subtle and tranquil. It suggests limewashed timber, pale textured brick and muted metallics, with fresher accents such as Pale Eucalypt to lift it.
Evening Haze or Paperbark?
They share a published solar absorptance of 0.43, so the choice is purely about looks. Evening Haze leans sandy with a slight green-grey cast; Paperbark leans pale brown with a touch of cream. On a chip the difference is small. Against a wall, one will suit your brick and the other won't, so get sheets of both and look outside.
Why it suits inland homes
NSW BASIX calls it light, going by that figure. Where summers are long, dry and hot, a roof that reflects more than half the sun keeps the ceiling space noticeably cooler than a dark one does. It's also well inside the building code's 0.64 roof ceiling for new homes in zones 1 to 5.
Matching a fence
Evening Haze is in BlueScope's fence range as well as roofing, so a new roof, gutters and fence can share one colour. If the fence is already up, compare the real roofing sample against it in person. A fence that's had years of sun may not look like a fresh sheet.
Near the surf
Between 100 and 200 m of breaking surf, the pale neutrals BlueScope makes in Ultra are Surfmist and Dune. Beyond 200 m from surf or exposed water, or near calm water, Evening Haze in standard Colorbond is fine.
Our recommendation
For an inland or country home with pale brick or render, Evening Haze is a cool, calm roof that won't show every speck of dust. If you're near the beach, we'd build the scheme around Dune instead so the grade isn't a problem. Colorbond is BlueScope's trademark, and we're not affiliated with BlueScope.
Want a roofer to take a look?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match it with a Find My Roofer certified roofer who specialises in that kind of work, and they call you to quote. Your number goes to them alone.