Sikkens Stain Colors

Preview Sikkens (ProLuxe) Stain Colors on Your Own Wood

In the US, Sikkens stain is now sold as PPG ProLuxe, and stores still use both names. Upload a photo of your log home, siding or deck, describe a wood tone, and see it before you buy a sample.

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Not affiliated with Sikkens, PPG or Pittsburgh Paints. Colours are AI approximations; check real samples before you buy.

Try it on your own photo

Upload a photo of the logs, siding or deck and describe the wood tone, such as “a rich gold-brown teak wood stain so the grain shows.” Name what must stay, such as the roof, windows and porch.

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Sikkens-Style Wood Tones, Before and After

AI-generated sample edits. We described each stain look in plain words; we did not apply a Sikkens or ProLuxe product, and the image model does not know Sikkens or ProLuxe’s colour chart, so these renders are not Sikkens or ProLuxe colours. The before photos are AI-drawn stand-in scenes, not photos of real homes. Each edit was run once, and each caption shows the exact instruction we typed, what changed and what the model got wrong. The samples were made with an image model and settings that may differ from the live paint tool, so your own render may look different.

Small log cabin with weathered gray logs, a green metal roof and a gray wooden porch, before — Weathered gray logs to a gold-brown teak tone. We typed: “Stain only the logs with a rich gold-brown teak wood stain so the wood grain shows. Keep the green metal roof, the windows, the porch, the trees, the sky and the camera angle exactly the same.” The logs and gable boards changed and the grain shows, and the green roof, windows and trees stayed the same. What we missed: the color came out brighter and more yellow-orange than a teak, and the porch posts and railing stayed mostly gray, even though they are wood too.

The same log cabin with the logs stained a bright gold-orange, with the green metal roof unchanged and the porch still mostly gray — Weathered gray logs to a gold-brown teak tone. We typed: “Stain only the logs with a rich gold-brown teak wood stain so the wood grain shows. Keep the green metal roof, the windows, the porch, the trees, the sky and the camera angle exactly the same.” The logs and gable boards changed and the grain shows, and the green roof, windows and trees stayed the same. What we missed: the color came out brighter and more yellow-orange than a teak, and the porch posts and railing stayed mostly gray, even though they are wood too.

Two-story house with weathered gray vertical cedar siding, black windows and a black roof, before — Gray vertical cedar siding to a cedar-tone transparent stain. We typed: “Stain only the cedar siding with a warm orange cedar-tone transparent wood stain so the wood grain shows. Keep the black windows, the black roof, the lawn, the sky and the camera angle exactly the same.” The siding changed and the black windows, roof and lawn stayed the same. What we missed: the result is a very strong orange, much brighter than a cedar stain usually looks on real siding. Ask for a softer, browner cedar if you try this.

The same house with the cedar siding stained a strong orange, with the black windows and roof unchanged — Gray vertical cedar siding to a cedar-tone transparent stain. We typed: “Stain only the cedar siding with a warm orange cedar-tone transparent wood stain so the wood grain shows. Keep the black windows, the black roof, the lawn, the sky and the camera angle exactly the same.” The siding changed and the black windows, roof and lawn stayed the same. What we missed: the result is a very strong orange, much brighter than a cedar stain usually looks on real siding. Ask for a softer, browner cedar if you try this.

How to Preview a Sikkens Wood Tone on Your Photo

Photograph the logs or siding. Show a whole wall or the whole front of the cabin, in even light, so the render has enough wood to work with.
Describe the tone in words. Type something like: “Stain the logs, the gable boards and the porch posts a soft gold-brown teak so the grain shows. Keep the metal roof and the windows the same.” Name the porch too, because in our sample it stayed gray.
Ask for a softer tone if it looks too bright. Both of our samples came out more orange than a real wood tone. If yours does too, add “softer” or “browner” to the sentence and render again.

For log homes, see log home stain colors. For cedar siding, see cedar siding stain colors. To compare brands, see Cabot and TWP stain colors.

Sikkens (ProLuxe) Wood Tones

ProLuxe SRD transparent

PPG’s transparent color family lists Natural Oak, Dark Oak, Mahogany, Natural, Teak, Ebony, Fog Grey, Cedar and Butternut for SRD.

ProLuxe Log & Siding

The same page lists Natural Oak, Dark Oak, Natural, Teak, Cedar and Butternut for Log & Siding.

ProLuxe SRD Semi-Transparent

This is a separate product with about 60 tint colors on PPG’s semi-transparent color family page.

Light to dark, in our words

Natural Oak reads as a light golden oak, Cedar as a warm orange-cedar, Butternut as amber-brown, Teak as a rich gold-brown and Dark Oak as deep brown. Check each against the official swatches.

Before You Choose a Sikkens Color

Search for both names. PPG now sells it as ProLuxe, and many stores still call it Sikkens ProLuxe Cetol SRD.
The color pages have moved from ppgpaints.com to pittsburghpaints.com.
SRD Redwood was discontinued in 2019, and Mahogany is the replacement, according to retailer Twin Creeks.
Log & Siding Natural Light was also discontinued, so older color charts may list it.
The UK Sikkens range is a different product family. Make sure the chart you read is the US ProLuxe one.
Test the real stain on a hidden log end or a spare board before you do the whole house.

Sikkens Stain Colors FAQ

Is it free to try?+

You need a free account to generate. New accounts get 1 free render, and free renders carry a small watermark. After that, paid plans on the pricing page give you more renders without the watermark.

Do I need to sign up?+

Yes. Rendering requires an account so your credits and results can be saved. You can sign in with Google or a one-time code sent to your email.

Is Sikkens stain still sold?+

In the US it is sold as PPG ProLuxe, for example ProLuxe SRD and ProLuxe Log & Siding. Many retailers still use the Sikkens name.

What colors does Sikkens SRD come in?+

PPG’s transparent color family lists Natural Oak, Dark Oak, Mahogany, Natural, Teak, Ebony, Fog Grey, Cedar and Butternut for SRD. The separate SRD Semi-Transparent product has about 60 tint colors.

What happened to Sikkens Redwood?+

Retailer Twin Creeks says SRD Redwood was discontinued in 2019 and Mahogany is the replacement.

Which Sikkens colors are for log homes?+

PPG lists Natural Oak, Dark Oak, Natural, Teak, Cedar and Butternut for ProLuxe Log & Siding.

Will the render match the real stain?+

No. A render shows a color idea, not the real product. Stain color depends on the wood species, its age, how much it absorbs and how many coats you apply. Test the real stain on a hidden board or a spare piece of the same wood before you do the whole job.

Sources

Pittsburgh Paints: Transparent stain colors – SRD and Log & Siding wood tones
Pittsburgh Paints: Semi-transparent stain colors – SRD Semi-Transparent tints
Twin Creeks: Discontinued ProLuxe colors – Redwood to Mahogany, Natural Light

Related Color Visualizers

Deck stain color visualizer – decks, fences and railings
Wood stain visualizer – any wood surface
Cedar siding stain colors – stain on cedar siding
Log home stain colors – stain on logs
Fence paint and stain colors – fences
Stain colors for pine – pine boards
Cabot stain colors – Cabot by opacity
Ready Seal stain colors – 8 colors
TWP stain colors – 100 and 1500 Series
Pergola stain colors – pergolas

See a Sikkens-Style Wood Tone on Your Home

Upload one photo of your logs or siding and compare a few wood tones before you buy.

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