What color is the Enterprise D bridge?

[David Brown]

Trek fans, I'm getting ready to re-do my basement home theater. I'm coming up with design ideas. I want to take a little inspiration from the bridge of the Next Generation Enterprise.
What color was that bridge? I know, "beige." But if I were to go to a home improvement big box store and pick out the paint color sample cards, I would love to know which color best matches the bridge of the Enterprise. Has that info ever been released? I have not found it.

I would love to be able to visit the set of the ship (perhaps the set on the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York) and hold up some paint colors to ascertain it. Has anyone else been able to do this?

 

[Horizons96]

and hold up some paint colors to ascertain it.

When it comes to exact shades you're after, the colors might appear different when filmed under lighting etc than they would, say, on a color card you'd get from a paint shop. What I mean is that there might be quite a difference between the shade the wall was painted and how it looks on the TV. I'd go with on-screen appearances if that's what you're trying to re-create. Just gather a number of screen shots and try and get an average shade.

 

[Albertese]

Also, I believe the set was repainted and recarpeted between every season, so the exact colors will vary depending on which year you are watching.

--Alex

 

[USS Firefly]

Trek fans, I'm getting ready to re-do my basement home theater. I'm coming up with design ideas. I want to take a little inspiration from the bridge of the Next Generation Enterprise.
What color was that bridge? I know, "beige." But if I were to go to a home improvement big box store and pick out the paint color sample cards, I would love to know which color best matches the bridge of the Enterprise. Has that info ever been released? I have not found it.

I would love to be able to visit the set of the ship (perhaps the set on the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York) and hold up some paint colors to ascertain it. Has anyone else been able to do this?

You have a own basement??
First you have to invite me( or all of us) to inspect it, because i am a painter

 

[David Brown]

Yes, not to boast or anything, I do have a home with a finished basement. I've put together (over several years) a Kenwood THX 7.1 sound system. The components are older, but they sound great. I have a THX certified Blu-ray player and a drop-down screen. In the coming months I'll add a ceiling-mounted projector and we'll build a new wall unit to house the speakers. The carpet is tan. The design idea in my head (and a few sketches) is kind of a classic Hollywood theater, but will be the tan color of Enterprise-D bridge, maybe with some darker insets in the walls like those darker little panels on the side walls. So, it's not a Star Trek theater by any means, but I'm just taking the color and a few design cues into consideration.

I want to add some wall sconce lighting and maybe frame some cool movie posters as well.

Years ago, a video rental store in my hometown went out of business and I purchased a movie theater style popcorn popper. I'm adding a little concession stand (or bar) area as you come downstairs before you sit to enjoy the show.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Since this is Ent-D specific, transporting to the TNG forum....

 

[Nerys Myk]

It's green,it only looks.....

Wait, what's the topic again?

 

[TommyR01D]

Sets and props from films and TV programs often look rather different off-screen, when the lighting is not controlled or the picture enhanced. Sir Ian McKellen's robes for the 'Lord of the Rings trilogy were really somewhat brownish but looked pure grey, while Sir Christopher Lee's cream robes looked white.

 

[Admiral Archer]

I've noticed that, although the bridge set was definitely not made from this material, the color seemed to be the same as basic cardboard: a sort of mid-tone brownish-beige. I have made several small scale bridge sets out of cardboard over the years for my action figures, and none of them seemed to need any paint. Not that I recommend building your home theater out of cardboard.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Why was the E-D given such brown decor?

To go on a taupe secret mission! *badum-ching!*

 

[UnknownSample]

Also, the tinting of the screen varies. I think the redoing for digital TV added more "gold" tinting.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Why was the E-D given such brown decor?

To go on a taupe secret mission! *badum-ching!*

I haven't Red anything like that before. Orange you glad you thought of that? Otherwise it might have just Blue over.

 

[Triskelion]

Can we please just get pastel all this?

 

[Six of Twelve]

It had a pinkish cast to it, with perhaps a bit of grey mixed into the pink. It's hard to describe, but its close to what they call mauve, but without the purple overtones. The trim, of course was beige.