Most trade people use the Sikkens range as this is far more durable.

If you get hold of the Sikkens colour charts, you can call their help desk
and they will send you free match pot sized samples to identify the colour
you want.

From your description a light oak stain would probably be what you are
after. Remember all wood stains (and the wood itself) darkens with time, if
you start off dark it many end up too dark.

Rick

"new to diy" wrote in message
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I am having trouble identifying the correct stain for a new window, I
would say it's fairly close to Ronseal's antique pine below

http://www.ronseal.com/prodshow.asp?...odID=38&gID=32

However, it appears from Ronseal's latest leaflet and evident from the
small tin I have bought that they have changed their antique pine to a
much paler/yellower colour (fortunately the purpose of this post they
have not updated their website yet).

The windows have a slight orangey tinge in direct sunlight/artificial
light. I did match the windows inside to a a piece of pine I stained
with golden cedar but have since discovered after staining the new
hardwood windows that this is way to orangey.

Is anyone familiar with the colours being using in the build trade at
the moment which resemble the antique pine above.