Pearl silver looks great, could not offend anyone, and will not date.

Hi, interestingly I have been grappling with this issue recently! For a contemporary design I have firmly decided that dark bronze or black frames suit much better as they are visually recessive and give the optical illusion of larger glazing and help create an indoor-outdoor connection. White frames tend to focus your eyes on the frames/window rather than the space and form, however you can get these to work if you use very slender frames (which are more expensive) or if you are purposefully using traditional design cues. I know this doesn't help as you already have the DA, so if you can go with the silver pearl that is a good option, and perhaps use the words "dark beige" to darken the render!

Yes Lesley, the 'mission brown' reputation is definitely something that we want to avoid! Colours are very subjective, and we try to steer clear of trends, as they are designed around the idea that you force people to redecorate every few years when the trend goes out of fashion. Black frames have been in use since the days of modernism in the '20s - 50s, which today's contemporary architectural styles borrow heavily from, and so in that sense are also timeless. They don't suit every house though, the colour is particularly suited to metal frames, and we often prefer a dark bronze (and matt) which softens the effect.