When installing a new roof or replacing an old one you may be considering whether to choose a dark colored roof or light colored roof.
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There are lots of ways to get ideas and of course there are some standard or classic combinations that you should consider such as a black or gray roof with a white house or a black or slate gray roof with a red brick house color combination.
Such a roof can be reasonably expected to be some 50 to 60 degrees cooler than a dark color asphalt shingles roof.
If you paint your house white and pair it with grey shingles on the roof paint the trim or shutters on your house grey as well.
Choosing shingles that compliment your home s color is important.
Also when the roof color picks up tones in window shutters the front door or accent trim it nicely ties together the exterior look.
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Light colors are popular on the coasts where the homes tend to be lighter colors themselves.
If all white is a bit too much you can also go with another light neutral like cream or soft beige with a crisp white trim for a little more contrast.
A light color roof can make your home look larger and showcase it.
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If you have chosen a black or gray roof for your home the gray may be dark medium or light gray.
White is added to black to create grey.
This home proves that choosing light and dark shades of one or two nature inspired neutrals as exterior paint colors is the key to fashioning an entrance that steps lightly on the landscape.
This simple palette works best with more traditional style homes but can work well with some modern styles as well.
Gray can have undertones of blue green or violet.
White and grey are both neutrals.
Conversely if the roof is light grey dark grey walls can accomplish the same thing.
Be sure to test the paint look before coating your house with it.
While the lifespan of each shingle color is basically the same there are some very.
A black door also makes a classy and fitting centerpiece to the ensemble.
White is a conventional traditional color to paint a house.
Light colored roofs are trending this year especially light gray.
Brown shingles would work with beige siding a mild contrast or with white a more distinct contrast.
The russet hue door sports orange undertones that allow it to stand out from the brown siding.
Remember that a color can look different on a paint sample than it does on a broad surface such as an exterior house wall.
It is best to choose a light color metal such as white light bronze beige peach light green or blue if you live in a region that has a lot of sun and a hotter climate.
A 2015 article in engineering green buildings stated that an increase in the popularity of light colored roofs in southern u s.
You ll also find that some grays are slightly browned like weathered wood.
