With the transition from paint to materials in advanced apartment houses elevation finishing methods, many changes are occurring in the way colors are used. Therefore, in this study, color usage methods were analyzed for 15 apartment houses in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a new town near Barcelona in Spain. As a result, it was found that the multi-layered presentation method of the elevation is the most common method of choosing paint color that matches the color of the material and the method of using color that matches the detail of finishing the material. Second, most of the materials and colors of the achromatic series without a symbol or accent color representing the characteristics of the complex were used. Third, a method of emphasizing architectural elements or grouping architectural elements to form simple details was emerging. Fourth, as the material was distributed more outside than the color, the method of using color that was closely linked with the finishing method of the material and the method of using color mainly related to the architectural elements appeared. Fifth, there was almost no introduction of graphics or signs considering the perception of residents. As such, the material-based linkage composition method is the most characteristic method of using materials and colors in this area, and it is considered as a new system of advanced apartment houses elevation composition.