Specific Cape May color selection click Who selected the colors for Cape May Stage? I'll come clean - Dave Clemans and I did and for good reasons. This is one of Cape May's most historic structures and we wanted to set an example for correct use of colors and their placement. The Victorians liked their earth tone colors that would help a structure blend with the natural environment. No more Greek temples like the White House! Grays, greens, browns, buffs and deep reds were some of the most popular colors. Today authentic Victorian colors have been confused with popular "boutique colors" like fire-engine red, baby blue and bumble bee yellow. Colors were commonly used to accentuate design elements such as cornices, window and door trim and in the case of Cape May Stage, the pilasters on the front corners. Frequently a deep rich color was reserved for the action parts or moving parts like windows, shutters and doors. In our case, the deep red matches the red tin on the onion shaped dome, an interesting design influence from the Orient, that popped into American architecture. We hope you like the new/old look and we will complete the painting project right after Labor Day.