Trex, the world’s leading composite decking brand, has named ‘Biscayne’ its 2026 Colour of the Year — and the UK’s most requested decking shade. The soft, coastal brown reflects a growing shift towards warmer, more natural finishes that feel more in tune with the garden.
As its inaugural pick, Biscayne — a light, sandy brown with subtle honeyed tones — marks a clear departure from the cool grey decking that has dominated outdoor spaces for years. Against a garden’s naturally earthy palette, the shift feels less like a trend and more like a long-overdue reset.
‘The neutral shade is perfectly poised between warm and cool and was selected for its ability to complement a wide range of palettes and perspectives,’ says Kelsey Caracoiolo, creative manager at Trex. ‘Its balanced undertones allow it to shift with its surroundings and evolve alongside changing trends and styles, season after season.’
Trex Composite Decking
The move towards brown isn’t happening in isolation. Soft, warm neutrals have already taken hold indoors (remember Pantone’s 2025 colour of the year, Mocha Mousse?) and are now extending outwards.
‘I’ve been watching this shift happen for some time now,’ says Simon Mayhew, interior designer and founder of Manchester-based studio TXTURED. ‘There’s been a collective tiredness with cool, greige-leaning schemes. Spaces that looked polished in a photograph but never quite settled into a home. Beige brown is the antidote to that. It carries warmth without drama, and depth without weight.’
The current interest in brown is closely linked to the rise of biophilic design. ‘Brown is, fundamentally, a colour of the natural world,’ the designer adds. ‘When we bring it into an interior, we’re doing something instinctive: closing the gap between inside and outside. That connection to nature is more than decorative. It has a measurable effect on how a space feels to live in.’
Trex Composite Decking
Of course, naming a colour of the year is also a calculated move; brands like Pantone or KitchenAid have long used it to spark conversation, shape trends and, inevitably, boost sales. But it’s not purely marketing. These selections often visualise a wider cultural mood, reflecting how people want to live and engage with their surroundings at a particular moment.
‘In a world that often feels fast and fragmented, Biscayne offers a steady presence that is calm, grounded and quietly expressive,’ Kelsey adds. ‘Naming Biscayne our Colour of the Year reflects a belief that great design can be both inclusive and enduring.’
Biscayne is scratching a particular itch: the appetite for materials and colours that reconnect us with nature. And the patio, the threshold between home and garden, is an obvious place to start.
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