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title: "Custom Color Cushion Extra Cost: Any Chart Color, No Upcharge"
url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/custom-cushion-color-extra-cost/"
section: "The Cutting Table"
author: "Élodie Marchand, The Colorist of New Orleans"
author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/elodie/"
published: "2026-05-12"
updated: "2026-05-12"
keywords: "custom colour cushion extra cost, custom color cushion extra cost, cushion fabric color chart, custom cushion color match, velvet 118 cranberry red"
---

# Do I pay extra for a custom color on my cushion?

*A color is not an upgrade. It is a choice, and the workshop charges nothing for choosing well.*

Also asked as: Can I pay extra for a custom color?; Do you have dark gray or mint green?

> **The quick answer:** No, a custom color does not cost extra: any color on the workshop's fabric charts can be made on any cushion at no added cost, ordered by its code. The price follows the cushion's size and fabric type, not its color. If your shade is not on the charts, send a reference image and the closest color the workshop carries is suggested.

![Light gray linen-look tufted floor sofa modules arranged as a corner with back cushions and bolsters on a jute rug](https://cushionguide.com/media/modular-floor-sofas/light-gray-tufted-floor-sofa-corner-modules-1600.webp "Two tufted floor modules, four back cushions and two bolsters make a frameless corner sofa.")

## Key facts

- Every color on the fabric charts is available on any cushion.
- Colors are ordered by their number or code from the chart.
- Choosing any chart code costs nothing extra.
- The price follows the cushion's size and fabric type, not its color.
- Colors outside the charts are matched from a reference image to the closest shade the workshop carries.
- Velvet 118 Cranberry Red is a deep dark wine.
- The corduroy range runs to about 9 to 10 colors, with no maroon or dark pink, so deep wine shades cross over to velvet.
- Swatches are roughly palm-sized, about 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) square, and one sample pack has held up to 5 colors.

## What moves a cushion's price, and what doesn't

| What you change | Price effect | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Color, within the same fabric | None | Every chart color in a fabric costs the same |
| Any code from the charts | None | Ordered by code, made on any cushion |
| Fabric type, such as soft fabric to velvet | Can change the quote | Price is set by size and fabric type |
| Size | Changes the quote | Price is set by size and fabric type |
| A shade not on the charts | Matched to a chart code | Send a reference image; the closest shade is suggested |

## The dark wine that corduroy couldn't give

Color is the first comfort, my friends, and nobody should pay a toll for it. Every shade on the fabric charts, from the palest linen to the deepest [velvet](https://cushionguide.com/fabrics/velvet/), can go on any cushion the workshop makes. You write the code; the cushion comes back in it.

When the shade in your head is not on any chart, send a picture of it. One buyer asked for a dark wine or dark pink in [corduroy](https://cushionguide.com/fabrics/corduroy/). The corduroy range had no dark pink, so the suggestion crossed over to velvet: **118 Cranberry Red**, a deep dark wine.

That crossing is the one place a price can move, because fabric type is part of the quote. Color inside a fabric never is. The vocabulary sits under [fabric code](https://cushionguide.com/glossary/#fabric-code), and before you commit, [order swatches](https://cushionguide.com/guides/fabric-swatches-before-ordering/). The shapes pictured here live under [modular floor sofas](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/modular-floor-sofas/).

## Asking for a color that isn't on the chart

- ✓ **Send a reference image** of the shade you want, taken in daylight. Daylight never lies; your screen sometimes does.
- ✓ **Name the fabric you hoped for,** so the suggestion crosses to another fabric only if it must.
- ✓ **Ask for numbers side by side** when two shades look alike on a screen, like mustard 12 and golden yellow 18.
- ✓ **Narrow it to two or three codes** and ask for close-ups of those rolls.
- ✓ **Confirm the final code before production;** you can still switch until then.

> **Tailor's margin:** Ordering a custom cushion color: the code costs nothing extra, so spend your effort on daylight close-ups of two or three chart shades instead.

> Within one cushion fabric, color is free: a deep wine velvet costs the same as a dove gray velvet of the same size.
>
> — Élodie

## Buyer questions

**A common question:** Could I pay extra for a custom color, like a dark wine or pink corduroy?

**The workshop's answer:** There is nothing extra to pay for any fabric the workshop carries; you order by its code. The corduroy range had no dark pink, so for a dark wine the suggestion was velvet 118 Cranberry Red.

**A common question:** Can I get this cushion in dark gray, mint green or a darker navy?

**The workshop's answer:** Every color on the fabric chart is available for any cushion. Pick the color, or its number, from the chart and the cushion is made in it.

**A common question:** Is this velvet mustard or yellow? The swatches look alike to me.

**The workshop's answer:** On the floor-cushion velvet chart, 12 is mustard, 18 is golden yellow and 14 is amber or burnt orange; tobacco is not orange. Ask for the numbers side by side, since screens shift these shades.

**A common question:** Is this fabric a true black, or more of a charcoal?

**The workshop's answer:** Often not true black: P72 is dark gray, the N07 stripe is a near-black navy, corduroy 03 is dark brown, T36 is charcoal with no blue and G-62 is a near-black anthracite. Ask for a photo if you need true black.

## Questions buyers ask next

### Does switching from soft fabric to velvet change the price?

It can. A quote is set by the cushion's size and its fabric type, so moving between fabric families may change it. Moving between colors inside one fabric family does not, whichever code you choose.

### Can I still change the color after I order?

Yes, before production starts. Narrow your list to two or three codes, ask for close-ups of those rolls if you need them, and confirm the final code by message before the cushion is cut.

### Which colors sit well in a sage or olive room?

Warm neutrals: cream, oatmeal or light beige in soft fabric 910, 915 or 916. Terracotta or rust flatters sage, tobacco pairs with olive or khaki, and P-69 gray with P-65 green piping works. Avoid pure white and cool grays.

## Related at the atelier

- [Will a new cushion match the ones I bought from you before?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/reorder-cushion-match-previous-order/): A new cushion or cover will usually be close to your earlier order, but it is not guaranteed to be identical.
- [Can I mix colors on my modular sofa, with each piece a different color?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/mix-colors-modular-sofa-pieces/): Yes, each piece of a modular floor sofa can be a different color: choose the mix-color option and write in the order note or Personalization which color goes on which piece.
- [Why does my velvet or corduroy cushion look like two different shades?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/velvet-corduroy-pile-shade-difference/): Velvet and corduroy look like two shades because their pile is directional: the same fabric reads lighter, darker or warmer depending on how it is brushed, the angle you view it from and the light.
- [Stacked Modular Floor Sofa in Cobalt, Raspberry and Mustard](https://cushionguide.com/readings/stacked-velvet-floor-sofa-cobalt-raspberry-mustard/): A modular floor sofa stacked three bases high reaches an ordinary sofa seat height, and the same pieces unstack into floor beds.
- [Modular floor sofa in oat and rust velvet: hand, wear and care](https://cushionguide.com/readings/oat-rust-velvet-floor-sofa-blush-living-room/): On a two-color velvet floor sofa, put the second color on the side bands instead of splitting top and bottom, because a face-to-face split shows the zipper along one edge.
- [Modular Floor Sofa in Rose Velvet: Craft Seen at Floor Height](https://cushionguide.com/readings/rose-velvet-floor-sofa-low-angle-sunset/): A modular floor sofa in velvet shows its finishing best at floor height in low light: a straight seam where two colors meet, clean box edges with no piping to hide behind, and pile that catches the…
- [Matching fabric from a previous order: dye lots, add-ons and discontinued colors](https://cushionguide.com/guides/dye-lots-matching-cushions-later/)
- [Replacement covers for a floor sofa: fit, color change and single pieces](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-replacement-covers/)

*With color and care — Élodie*

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Written by Élodie Marchand (https://cushionguide.com/masters/elodie/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/custom-cushion-color-extra-cost/