White

• No granite will ever appear purely white, but the striations and grain of other colors prevent white granites from being boring. White granites are mined primarily in China, Italy and Brazil. For example, White Nepal granite comes from Brazil and contains swirls of small black dots.
  
  

Beige/Cream

• Neutral beige granites, like wood, fit within many decor schemes, which makes them a popular choice. Most beige granites incorporate shades of dark brown, light brown and white. It's easy to keep clean. Amarillo Extremadura is a pretty, coarse-grained example from Spain.
  
  

Yellow/Gold

• Like yellow paint, yellow granite warms a room. Hues range from the lemon yellow of Brazil's Amarelo Persa to the exotic yellow and black striations of Tiger Yellow (also called G 887) from China. Yellow granites with metallic elements are called gold granites and, according to Borelli Marble & Granite, are the top seller in the United States.
  
  

Green

• Green granite may be the most varied category and provides designers and consumers with many options. India's Emerald Green comprises equal parts pastel green and cream crystals. Canadian Atlantic Green is an extremely dark green highlighted with bright specks. Pine Green, also from Canada, intersperses large olive crystals among a finer-grained salt-and-pepper granite.
  
  

Blue

• Blue granite varies from a grayish gunmetal blue to blues so bright they nearly make your eyes hurt. Azul Bahia, from Brazil, is one of the latter. Its bright blue specks dominate the cream, black and pink background. India's Blue Fantasy is the opposite: Take a close look and you'll barely find any blue among its multi-hued grains, but step back and the stone takes on a bluish sheen.
  
  

Red

• Red granite can be strikingly bold or a soft pink. It's uncommon to find red crystals in granite, but combinations of other colors can create an overall red cast. Rose granites from Brazil and China, such as Shan Xua Hong, are some of the rarest and vary from pink to lavender, with flecks of gold and white. Some feature dark gray or black counterpoints. A bolder choice would be Finland's fierce Archipelago Red.
  
  

Burgundy

• Burgundy is a catchall color category for granites that fall between red and brown and for those such as Arkobkobay Purpul or Luxuria Red, which appear purple. Many burgundy granites are coarse-grained or have large striations, making them difficult to classify by color. Brazil's Bordeaux stone is a perfect example.
  
  

Brown, Gray and Black

• Although brown, gray and black granites obviously appear different, they share features that make it worthwhile to group them together. They are common shades of granite with enormous variations in secondary colors. Each goes well with a wide variety of decor, and you can pick a particular stone to match almost any design scheme. Brown granites are generally the most durable.