KitchenAid colours — a UK catalogue

KitchenAid has released over sixty colours of the Artisan in the UK across its production run. This is the list we work from when we catalogue a mixer. It's written from the perspective of someone who has to tell customers whether a specific shade is still available, how hard it is to find a matching attachment, and how the real-world colour compares to the catalogue photo.

Nothing here is a personal opinion about which colour is nicest. That's your call.

The three colours that have never left the catalogue

If you want a KitchenAid in a colour you can still buy accessories for in ten years, buy one of these.

Onyx Black. Deep, almost matte black. The colour that hides worktop fingerprints best. Every attachment KitchenAid has ever made is available in black.

Empire Red. The classic red. Slightly warmer than a fire-engine red, slightly cooler than a tomato. Almost every third-party attachment maker offers an Empire Red option.

White. KitchenAid's default and most-shipped colour globally. Not a dazzling white — a creamy, slightly warm off-white. Wipes clean; shows very little worktop wear.

Colours currently sold in the UK

These are available new from KitchenAid UK as of 2026. Supply on some is thin — KitchenAid rotates stock in and out of the catalogue quarterly.

Almond Cream — warm beige, popular in Scandi-style kitchens.
Apple Cider — soft muted orange, introduced 2023.
Candy Apple Red — brighter, glossier red than Empire.
Cast Iron Black — matte grey-black, darker than Onyx.
Contour Silver — industrial metallic; common in commercial-adjacent kitchens.
Dried Rose — dusty pink.
Hibiscus — brighter pink than Dried Rose.
Ink Blue — midnight navy.
Kyoto Glow — bronze-gold gradient, limited edition.
Matcha — muted green, introduced 2024.
Matte Black — flat black, no gloss.
Milkshake — pale pink, gloss finish.
Mineral Water — pale green-blue.
Misty Blue — soft powder blue.
Pistachio — muted green; gloss and matte variants sold separately.
Steel Grey — slate-grey.
Tangerine — bright orange, glossy.

Colours recently discontinued

If you're buying one of these second-hand, know that you're buying into a colour KitchenAid no longer makes matching attachments or bowls for. Third-party makers occasionally still produce compatible pieces.

Aqua Sky — pale turquoise. Discontinued 2019. Loved by a small and vocal subset of owners.
Boysenberry — deep purple. Discontinued 2021.
Cobalt Blue — rich saturated blue. Still available grey-imported from the US; UK production ended 2022.
Copper — actual copper-plated drum, not a paint finish. Discontinued 2020 at £1,200+.
Crystal Blue — lighter than Cobalt. Discontinued 2021.
Gloss Cinnamon — warm brown, gloss finish. Short run 2019–2022.
Ice Blue — pale blue. Discontinued 2020.
Majestic Yellow — mustard yellow. Discontinued 2022.

Why the colour you see in the catalogue may not match the mixer you get

Three reasons a KitchenAid colour rarely photographs accurately.

Paint-on-die-cast behaves like paint-on-metal. The mixer reflects light differently depending on the angle, the ambient light temperature, and whether the surface is matte or gloss. A Pistachio shot in a sunlit studio looks pale mint; the same mixer under a kitchen halogen looks almost grey.

KitchenAid has run the same colour name with slightly different paint formulations over the years. A 2015 Empire Red is marginally darker than a 2023 Empire Red. Both are "correct"; neither is wrong.

Used mixers fade. UV exposure over a decade dulls gloss finishes measurably. The same Gloss Cinnamon on a worktop-mixer used every day next to a south-facing window looks ten years older than one stored in a cupboard.

Every mixer we sell is photographed in the same lightbox setup. The colour in our PDP photos is the closest we can get to the real colour in an average kitchen. If you'd like a second photo taken in daylight before buying, email us — we keep every mixer under a cover in the workshop, so any shot we send you is current.

Practical buying advice

Want the best resale value in three years? Buy Empire Red, Onyx Black, or White. They don't fade, the colour stays in the catalogue, and the used-market demand doesn't drop.
Buying as a design piece? Almost any discontinued colour holds its value fine — but budget to buy matching attachments now, not later.
Buying to match an existing kitchen palette? Send us a photo of your worktop and the wall behind where the mixer will sit. We'll tell you honestly whether a specific colour in our stock is going to work.