Chromacosm is presented as a unified, large-scale colour repository intended to support architectural and interior design workflows through high granularity and systematic organisation of shades.
Asian Paints has announced the launch of “Chromacosm”, described as the world’s largest architectural colour system, comprising over 5,300 distinct shades positioned to reshape how design professionals engage with colour selection and comparison.
To mark the launch, the company collaborated with architect and artist Suchi Reddy (Reddymade Studio) to create an interpretive installation that translates the colour system into a spatial, three-dimensional experience.
The installation is described as a field of vertical elements transitioning from black into vivid hues, designed to make colour legible as an embodied, walk-through environment rather than a purely visual catalogue.
The initiative is also positioned as an extension of Asian Paints’ longer-term colour documentation efforts in India—using still photography, oral storytelling, and film—drawing from craft traditions (e.g., Ajrakh indigos and Kalamkari maroons) to inform the breadth of the library.

A Milestone in Colour-System Engineering 

Chromacosm is characterised as a consolidated system built using a combination of algorithmic and visual methods, organising more than 5,300 shades by hue and depth to support coherent navigation across families of colour.
A stated functional emphasis is the ability to present the full gradation within a colour family—from the lightest to the darkest variants in intensity and saturation—so that designers can review and compare intra-family alternatives “at a single glance.”
In workflow terms, the intended outcome is reduced iteration cost in colour decision-making by improving comparability, constraining ambiguity, and aligning final selections more closely with the designer’s conceptual intent.