Glass Splashback Colours: Choosing and Matching to Your Kitchen

Choosing between glass splashback colours is one of the last big decisions in a kitchen renovation, and one of the most visible. The splashback sits at eye level between the benchtop and the overhead cupboards, so the colour you pick shapes how the whole kitchen looks. Here is how each glass finish handles colour, how to narrow down a shade, and how to be sure it looks right on your wall before the glass is made.

What Colours Can a Glass Splashback Be?

Almost any shade. On a coloured glass splashback the colour is applied to the back of the glass, so the range runs from bold colours and soft neutrals through to whites, greys, blacks and metallic finishes. Our custom glass splashbacks come in three finishes, and each one handles colour a little differently.

Colour back glass

Colour back is one of the most popular choices. The colour sits behind 6mm toughened safety glass, which gives a deep, glossy finish and seals the paint away from the surface, where cleaning products, sunlight and cooking heat cannot scratch, stain or fade it. Gloss glass also reflects light, which helps a kitchen feel brighter.

You can see finished examples in our colour back splashback range.

Matte glass

Matte glass has a soft, non-reflective finish. It suits kitchens with matte cabinetry, natural stone or an industrial look, where high gloss would feel out of place. Matte splashbacks are coloured with premium paints in neutrals, earthy tones or a Dulux shade of your choice, and they are just as grout-free and easy to wipe down as gloss glass.

Mirror glass

With a mirror splashback you are choosing a tint rather than a paint colour. Our mirror splashbacks come in a choice of tints including grey and bronze. Grey gives a soft, smoky reflection that suits white and charcoal kitchens, while bronze adds warmth next to timber and brass tapware. Mirror works well in galley kitchens, butler’s pantries and other spaces without much natural light.

How to Choose Glass Splashback Colours for Your Kitchen

A splashback is a large, unbroken surface, so a colour that looks subtle on a small swatch can look much stronger across a full run of wall. These four steps help narrow it down.

Start with what will not change

Your benchtop, cabinetry and flooring are the expensive, long-term parts of the kitchen. Choose the splashback to suit them, not the other way round. If you have a benchtop offcut or a cabinet door sample, keep it handy so you can compare colours against it in the room.

Decide whether to match or contrast

A splashback in the same tone as the cabinetry makes a kitchen look calm and seamless. A contrasting colour turns the splashback into a feature wall. White cabinetry works with almost anything, from pale grey to deep charcoal or black. With timber or coloured cabinetry, a neutral splashback usually lets the cabinetry stand out.

Think about the light

Glossy glass reflects whatever is around it, so a splashback opposite a window will pick up daylight and the view outside. Dark colours such as charcoal and black reflect more like a tinted mirror and show splashes and fingerprints more readily. Pale colours help keep a small or dim kitchen bright.

Take care with whites and very pale colours

White and very pale colours can look slightly different once they are behind glass. If you have your heart set on a white or near-white splashback, raise it at your measure so we can talk you through how it will look before the glass is made.

Matching a Dulux Colour or Your Own Sample

If you already have a colour in mind, you are not limited to a fixed chart. We can match a Dulux colour, or work from a sample of your cabinetry or benchtop, so the splashback ties the kitchen together. The same colour can carry through to a bathroom vanity or laundry splashback for a consistent look through the home.

If you are still weighing glass against tiles, our comparison of glass and tile splashbacks over ten years covers upkeep, durability and the colour and finish options of each.

See the Colour on Your Own Wall Before It Is Made

A colour on a screen or a small swatch never looks quite the same as a finished panel in your own kitchen light. That is why every Casse Glass splashback starts with a free on-site measure and consultation. We look at the space, talk through colour and finish, and can bring mirror samples so you can see each tint in your own kitchen.

Each panel is then made to measure in our Campbelltown workshop and installed by our own team, so one business looks after the whole job. For a finished local example, see this colour back kitchen splashback in Prestons.