Walk into any paint aisle and every can makes the same promises. Durable. Beautiful. Long-lasting. So how do you know which ones actually deliver?
The difference is in the formulation.
It Starts With the Resin
The resin is the backbone of any paint. It binds pigment to your surface, determines how the finish holds up over time, and dictates how the coating responds to temperature changes, moisture, and everyday wear.
Olde Century Colors uses advanced waterborne resin systems that have changed what interior and exterior paint can do. Unlike older formulations, these resins create a flexible, breathable film that moves with your walls — resisting cracking, peeling, and blistering even in climates with brutal seasonal swings. If you live in the Midwest, you already know what that means for your trim.
Low-VOC Isn’t Just a Buzzword
VOCs — volatile organic compounds — are chemicals that evaporate into the air as paint dries. Traditional solvent-based paints release them in high levels, contributing to indoor air pollution and that sharp, lingering smell most of us associate with a fresh coat. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies VOCs as a significant contributor to indoor air quality issues — which matters most in the rooms where your family actually lives.
Olde Century Colors is formulated with advanced low-emission technology. Beautiful and durable, without the trade-offs that used to come standard with high-performance paint.
Hide That Actually Hides
Premium paint covers in fewer coats. That’s not just convenience — it’s real savings. Exceptional hide means more pigment, better ingredients, and a formulation engineered to work. Olde Century Colors delivers consistent, true coverage that holds its color over time, resisting fading even on south-facing walls and high-sun exteriors.
Over a Century of Getting It Right
Olde Century Colors is part of the Harrison Paints family — American-made coatings formulated and manufactured in Ohio since 1911. That kind of longevity doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because the product works, generation after generation.
Browse the Olde Century Colors collection and see what a century of craftsmanship looks like on your walls.
This is paint that earns its place on your walls.
Ohio made.
Every Olde Century Colors finish is part of the Harrison Paints family — formulated and manufactured in Ohio since 1911. More than a century of getting it right, in a bottle, on your wall.