12 Rainbow-Themed Colourful Kitchen Tile Ideas
There’s a lot to be said for subtle and elegant neutral shades but if you want to add a pop of colour and a splash of personality to your kitchen space, using coloured tiles is one of the best ways to achieve this.
Choosing the right coloured tiles for your kitchen can be tricky with so many different ranges, styles and materials to pick from. Keep reading as we uncover a rainbow of coloured kitchen tile inspiration to help you get the right look in your space.
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Recommended Tile: Ava Roza & Ava Azul
Colourful kitchen tile ideas
Spice up your life and discover some of the most brilliant and beautiful ways to use coloured tiles in your kitchen.
Preppy pink tiles
Pink is one of the most popular colours for interiors and so naturally it’s making waves in the world of tiles. Pink is warm and welcoming and ranges from almost neutral in colour through to zingy neon-bright.
Pink tiles go beautifully well with green, grey, black and navy blue cabinets, creating an attractive contrast that works well in contemporary and traditional settings.
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Recommended Tile: Rio Rosa
Zesty orange worktop tiles
If you want a colour to make your kitchen countertops and walls pop, orange is it. Exuding happiness and optimism, this autumnal shade is an excellent choice to bring cheer into your home.
You can offset orange tiles with cabinets in a contrasting colour; green and navy blue will complement orange beautifully, or you can slot the tiles in alongside natural wood or more neutrally coloured units.
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Recommended Tile: Emilia Papaya
Moroccan-style wall tiles
Moroccan tiles are famed for their bold, bright colours and intricately detailed patterns. Perfect for adding an exotic touch to your home, Moroccan-style tiles are surprisingly versatile and can slot in alongside sleek modern and more traditionally designed kitchens.
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Recommended Tile: Damask Series Decor 8
Different shades of green tiles
Calming and balanced, refreshing green tiles will enhance and revitalise your kitchen walls. Green is a versatile colour and its many shades range from pale peppermint to deep forest. If you’re finding it tricky to choose the right verdant hue for your home, you can effectively combine several shades to great effect.
Randomly place different tiles together or place them ranging from the darkest to the lightest shades to create a spectacular ombre look.
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Recommended Tile: Kesha Bottiglia
Portuguese style tiles
Portugal is famed for its incredible blue and white Azulejo tiles which can be found gracing the interiors and exteriors of homes across the country. Take inspiration from these strikingly decorative tiles and use them to enhance your kitchen walls and floors. If the thought of an entirely patterned wall is too much, you can reserve the tiles for a feature splashback or border.
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Vintage floral tiles
Give your kitchen a grand millennial glow-up with fabulous floral tiles in understated mauve hues. Patterned tiles are a savvy choice if you want to add interest and character to your kitchen walls and they are perfect for breaking up large expanses of kitchen cabinets.
Delicate floral tiles suit traditional and shabby chic-style kitchens and can also look incredible in more modern settings.
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Recommended Tile: Canyon
Quirky colour combination tiles
If you want your tiles to make the ultimate style statement in your kitchen, consider picking two vibrant colours to create a checkerboard-style splashback.
Virtually all colours will work well together in this timeless pattern, even the most unexpected and clashing colours. We love this bold, Batternberg cake-inspired combination of pink and yellow alongside the bright pink cabinets.
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Recommended Tile: Habana Rose
Colourful floor tiles
Coloured tiles aren’t just for the kitchen walls. Add an unexpected touch to a minimal or industrial-style kitchen by laying multicoloured floor tiles in an attractive herringbone pattern.
Laying coloured floor tiles rather than wall tiles can be a subtler way to introduce colour into your kitchen. You can add a hint of colour by playing around with tile to wood floor transitions too.
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Recommended Tile: Emilia Cherry
Mosaic splashback
Add a unique touch to your kitchen with a custom-designed mosaic tile splashback. Mosaics offer the most versatility when creating tiled artwork and a small area, like the space behind the oven, is the perfect place to unleash your creativity.
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Tile Suggestions: Canyon mosaics
Mediterranean-inspired kitchen worktop
Get your inner Gaudi on with a beautiful Spanish-themed mosaic worktop. Tiled kitchen worktops are common across Europe, they’re practical, hygienic and easy to keep clean. Perfectly imperfect, mosaic designs allow you to fuse many different colours and styles of tile to create a unique kitchen work surface.
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Patchwork floor tiles
Patchwork tiles are often seen on characterful farmhouse-style kitchen walls but they can also work surprisingly well in contemporary-style kitchens, providing a striking contrast between sleek cabinets and neutral colours.
You can lay patchwork floor tiles in the style of a large rug, reserving them for the kitchen’s busiest areas.
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Recommended Tile: Carpet Vestige
Colourblock splashback tiles
Colourblocking involves using tiles of the same colour in defined spaces, creating a contemporary statement in your home. It works particularly well over small areas like kitchen splashbacks and bathroom showers and is a great way to bring your favourite colours together, no matter how different they may be.
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Recommended Tile: Mermaid Turchese and Maya
What is the best tile colour for a kitchen?
Colour choices are extremely personal so if you’re struggling to choose an interesting shade for your kitchen, it’s worth thinking about what you want to achieve within the space.
Add Character: If you want to add personality and interest to your kitchen, bright vibrant colours can work wonders. You can use coloured tiles to enhance floors and walls, covering as much, or as little area as you want.
Vivid red, orange and yellow tiles can be transformational, injecting an unexpected burst of colour and brightening up all sizes of kitchens.
Lighten it up: If you have a small kitchen, you might want to avoid large areas of dark tile, opting instead for invigorating, light-reflective shades of green, light blue and pink. Pastel colours are also effective at brightening and refreshing spaces.
Create drama: Dark-coloured tiles are perfect for creating areas of impact, they can work well in all sizes of kitchens, it all depends on the look and feel that you want to achieve.
Create a timeless look: For timeless appeal, look for subtle shades of green and blue and the classic navy blue, these colours will ensure that your kitchen looks good for years to come.
What colour tile makes a room look bigger?
Light, bright colours will reflect light and are the best choice for helping a room look bigger. You don’t need to stick to whites though, the lightest shades of all colours will help to lighten and refresh a space.
Which colour of tile is best?
Colour can have a big impact on our emotions and how we interact with our living spaces. Cool greens and blues are calming and relaxing, warmer yellows, oranges and reds are invigorating and uplifting while pastel shades are refreshing and soothing.
The colours you choose to use in your home are personal to you. However, tiles can be an expensive purchase and you might want to pick colours with timeless qualities. When choosing coloured tiles for your kitchen, it’s worth getting some tile samples and creating a mood board to see how everything works together.
If you’re searching for timeless colours, shades of green and blue are a safe bet. If you prefer to add a burst of colour and positivity, look for colours towards the warmer end of the spectrum like oranges, yellows and reds.
We stock a wide range of colourful kitchen tiles at Atlas Ceramics. Browse our selection yourself or call one of our helpful experts for advice.