Lutron keypads
The right Lutron keypad at every door, chosen before framing.
Choose the keypad family, finish and engraving that suit the house, and place each one on the plans before framing.
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The keypad is the part of a Lutron system everyone touches and every guest sees. Lutron makes several keypad families, and each is tied to particular systems. County Line Electric, a Lutron dealer and licensed electrical contractor, helps owners, architects and designers choose them and places them on the plans before framing.
The families
Lutron keypad families at a glance.
| Family | What Lutron says it is | Finishes | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palladiom | Customizable keypads with architectural finishes and engraved button options | 22 colors plus architectural metal, architectural matte, glass and Signature Metals | HomeWorks |
| Alisse | Round-button keypads with hand-crafted metal finishes, engraved buttons and halos of color-tuned light at the buttons | 11 colors, Signature Metals | HomeWorks |
| Aviena | A weighted mechanical toggle switch, hand-finished in solid brass | 7 colors, Signature Metals | HomeWorks |
| seeTouch | A wireless keypad with up to 7 buttons plus raise and lower | 22 colors in gloss, satin, architectural metal and architectural matte | RadioRA 3, HomeWorks |
| Sunnata | A wireless keypad with vertical soft-glow LED accents and field-swappable buttons | 24 colors, gloss and satin | RadioRA 3, HomeWorks |
| Pico | Wire-free, battery-powered remotes | 8 colors, gloss and satin | Caséta, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks |
From Lutron's keypads and remotes pages, read November 2026. Lutron also lists Architrave and Signature Series keypads for narrow applications, the GRAFIK Eye QS with an OLED display, and the QS Keyswitch, all for HomeWorks.
Choosing by design
Which family suits which house.
Palladiom
Minimal, architectural interiors where the keypad should read as part of the wall. Glass and metal finishes and engraved buttons.
Alisse
Homes with crafted metal hardware throughout, where round buttons and a soft halo of light suit the doors, faucets and pulls.
seeTouch and Sunnata
Clean, familiar keypads for RadioRA 3 houses and secondary rooms of HomeWorks houses, with a wide color range.
The system decides first
Choose the system, then the keypad.
Keypad families are tied to Lutron systems. Palladiom, Alisse and Aviena are listed for HomeWorks. seeTouch and Sunnata are listed for both RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks. A designer who specifies Palladiom has, in effect, specified HomeWorks, and the system comparison should be settled before the finish schedule is.
Within HomeWorks, mixing is normal. A house might carry Palladiom in the entry, living and primary suite, and seeTouch or Sunnata in the garage, laundry and back hall. One finish story for the rooms guests see, and practical keypads where they do not.
Placement
Where Lutron keypads go, and where they should not.
The most common keypad problem in a finished house is not the model, it is the location. A keypad hidden behind a door swing, set at a different height from the switches beside it, or crowded into a gang with six other devices is a keypad nobody uses. County Line places keypads on the drawings at the doors people actually walk through, at the height of the other devices in the room, and coordinated with trim, cabinetry and stone.
The second problem is too many keypads. A well planned Lutron house has fewer controls on the wall than an ordinary house, not more: one keypad at each main entry to a room, scenes that set the whole room, and schedules that do the routine work. Lutron's Pico wireless remotes cover the bedside and the sofa without another wall box. Rooms where several zones need hands-on control, such as a media room, can use a keypad with more buttons, such as a seeTouch with up to seven plus raise and lower.
For architects and designers
Keypad decisions to make at plan review.
County Line places keypads with the design team before framing. These are the decisions that belong on the drawings:
- Location at each door people actually use, at a consistent height, coordinated with door swings and trim
- Ganging with other devices, and whether a narrow format such as Architrave or Signature Series is needed between door casing and cabinetry
- Button count and engraving per keypad: the household's words, such as Dinner, Evening, Pathway or All Off
- Finish and color matched to the hardware and electrical device schedule
- Backlighting for keypads in bedrooms and halls used at night
- Wired or wireless, which follows from the system and from whether the wall is open
Builders and architects can see how County Line works with design teams on the builders and architects page.
Engraving
A keypad should say what it does.
An engraved keypad is only as good as its words. County Line writes the engraving schedule with the household and the designer, room by room, so a button labeled Dinner does what this family means by dinner. Buttons that would be guesses are left for after move-in, once the household knows what it wants.
Lutron's Sunnata buttons are field-swappable, and its Palladiom and Alisse families offer engraved button options. County Line adjusts engraving and scenes in the months after move-in as part of the same project.
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Keypad questions
What is the difference between Palladiom and Alisse keypads?
Lutron describes Palladiom as customizable keypads with architectural finishes, including glass and metal, and engraved buttons. Alisse has round buttons, hand-crafted metal finishes, engraved buttons and halos of color-tuned light at the buttons. Both are listed for HomeWorks.
Can I use Palladiom keypads with RadioRA 3?
Lutron lists Palladiom keypads for HomeWorks, not RadioRA 3. RadioRA 3 houses use Sunnata, seeTouch and Pico. Lutron does list Palladiom shades for RadioRA 3.
How many buttons does a seeTouch keypad have?
Lutron describes seeTouch as configurable with up to 7 buttons plus raise and lower.
Are Lutron keypads backlit?
Lutron says Sunnata keypads use an LED light bar that makes buttons easy to find in the dark, and Alisse keypads have halos of color-tuned light at the buttons.
When should keypads be chosen on a new house?
At plan review, before framing, so locations, ganging and wiring are on the drawings. Finish and engraving can follow, but the system and keypad family should be settled early.
The Lutron library
Every Lutron system page.
Official references
Where the facts on this page come from.
County Line links to the authorities rather than restating them. Rules change; these pages are current.
- Lutron keypads and remotes: every family and its systems
- Lutron Palladiom keypads: finishes and engraving
- Lutron Alisse keypads: round buttons, metal finishes
- Lutron seeTouch keypads: buttons and finishes
- Lutron Sunnata keypads: light bar, swappable buttons
- CSLB license check: license #949580
Next step
Send the plans, or tell us about the rooms.
Architects, designers and owners: where the drawings are, which finish direction you are leaning toward, and the timeline. The office sets up a meeting.
Or call (805) 499-0823. Monday to Friday, 9 to 5.