Le Creuset Classic Colors?

[Anonymous]

It seems like every time I shop for Le Creuset, the available colors change (with the exception of red and orange).

Which colors have been/ will be around long enough to ensure I'll always be able to get matching pieces?

I like the pinks and greens, but the available shades keep changing. There are lots of shades listed here https://www.lecreuset.com/our-colors/shopby that are not included in the main list of colors: https://www.lecreuset.com/explore-colors.html. But some of the main list looks trendy too. Is "Shallot" pink here to stay or will it go the way of "Provence" purple?

I know Flame and Cerise will always be there and they are gorgeous, but they're not my personal style.

[Anonymous]

Caribbean has been around for at least a decade. I got my first piece in 2013.

[Anonymous]

I first discovered Le Creuset several years ago - I grew up poor so didn’t have exposure to luxury brands. When I used some pieces at a friend’s house I recognized how much they were worth the price given the performance - and the delight that the beauty of the pieces brought as well.

I have a decent collection now, maybe a dozen pieces, and I bought them at the outlet store and from the website and from secondary retailers (they have their own colors by contract with Le Creuset) and all the pieces were on sale when I got them - so I made the conscious choice to mix and match with a range of colors and not try to have a matched set.

I really love my little collection. Years ago a friend gave me a lovely hand painted pasta bowl from Spain which hangs on the wall above my stove, and the many colors in that bowl are reflected in several of my LC pieces so it’s a kind of matching. It’s eclectic.

Beyond the core primary colors I don’t think you can count on any of the others sticking around for the long term. So if you’re not a fan of the orange, red and blue you should just go for a mixed set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I first discovered Le Creuset several years ago - I grew up poor so didn’t have exposure to luxury brands. When I used some pieces at a friend’s house I recognized how much they were worth the price given the performance - and the delight that the beauty of the pieces brought as well.

I have a decent collection now, maybe a dozen pieces, and I bought them at the outlet store and from the website and from secondary retailers (they have their own colors by contract with Le Creuset) and all the pieces were on sale when I got them - so I made the conscious choice to mix and match with a range of colors and not try to have a matched set.

I really love my little collection. Years ago a friend gave me a lovely hand painted pasta bowl from Spain which hangs on the wall above my stove, and the many colors in that bowl are reflected in several of my LC pieces so it’s a kind of matching. It’s eclectic.

Beyond the core primary colors I don’t think you can count on any of the others sticking around for the long term. So if you’re not a fan of the orange, red and blue you should just go for a mixed set.

Thank you! I am in the same boat, I didn’t grow up with this and I certainly am not inheriting any pieces, but I would like to invest in a few reliable pieces.

By blue core color, do you mean Caribbean (as mentioned by other PP)? Is that the most consistently available blue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Caribbean has been around for at least a decade. I got my first piece in 2013.

That is good to know, thank you. Caribbean is very nice and probably what I will go with if I can expect it to stay around.

[Anonymous]

Azure has been available for 25+ years.

[Anonymous]

If you can bear thrifting, Ebay is the logical way to fill in gaps from discontinued colors.

[Anonymous]

Always red or flame. All the other colors are tacky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like every time I shop for Le Creuset, the available colors change (with the exception of red and orange).

Which colors have been/ will be around long enough to ensure I'll always be able to get matching pieces?

I like the pinks and greens, but the available shades keep changing. There are lots of shades listed here https://www.lecreuset.com/our-colors/shopby that are not included in the main list of colors: https://www.lecreuset.com/explore-colors.html. But some of the main list looks trendy too. Is "Shallot" pink here to stay or will it go the way of "Provence" purple?

I know Flame and Cerise will always be there and they are gorgeous, but they're not my personal style.

Cerise and Flame are not acceptable to you? Ugh. I cannot imagine what is, then.

[Anonymous]

I love all the colors and would love to have a mixed color set! Unfortunately DH only wanted matching ones, so we have the red.

[Anonymous]

I have flame, the red, Soleil yellow, Caribbean blue, a kiwi green and an eggplant color. They look so cheerful.

[Anonymous]

Who gives a shit? Get a life.

[Anonymous]

I think a mix of greens and blues would be stunning!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who gives a shit? Get a life.

And yet, here you are, spending time thinking/typing about this.

[Anonymous]

I have a carribbean blue pot and love it more than my orange one.