New Home Exterior Paint Colors

The exterior paint colors you choose for your new home can be used to create contrast by choosing light or dark colors that pop or to create a more cohesive look by choosing colors that blend together.

Exterior Paint Options

All homes are priced to include one-tone exterior paint with an option available to upgrade to two-tone exterior paint. The two-tone paint option is priced at $500 and available in all communities.

For a home with very little cement fiber siding, such as homes with only siding at the porch & patio, we recommend that all of the exterior paint be the same color.

If your home has a decorative gable with siding on the front elevation, this is a good opportunity to go with a two-tone design. 

One-Tone Exterior Paint

Let's start by taking a look at an exterior design featuring one-tone, where all the painted surfaces are the same color.

This hill country style home features limestone as the predominant element on the front elevation. A light tan paint color was chosen to coordinate with the brick & stone colors and a complementary garage door color was chosen to complete the look.

Learn more about the different types of limestone.

Now let's take a look at the covered patio on the same home - you'll see that we have carefully chosen the paint colors we offer to coordinate with the window colors available to create a cohesive look.

Two-Tone Exterior Paint

This home features a brick & stone exterior with two paint colors to enhance the architectural design.

The elevation design for this home includes a layered gable design that incorporates shake siding for emphasis above the entry and a decorative gable vent (sometimes a cedar vent that is stained, not painted).

The two-tone paint design features a warm taupe for the trim & fascia and a lighter shade for the siding & soffit. This color package is designed to complement the clay window color and sandstone garage door.

Here is the rear elevation for the same home:

Two-Tone Exterior Paint with Cedar Accents

This craftsman style home features a two-tone exterior with a warmer tone used for the siding in the gable and a lighter tone used for the fascia. A dark stain was used for the cedar accents to create contrast.

Looking at the entrance, the porch ceiling & soffit are painted the same color as the siding in the gable.

Color Families

Our design studios are setup using color families which allow you to choose complementary colors within the same color family and make choosing your new home exterior colors a breeze!

This allows you to easily choose your window color and garage door color to finish out the look of your home based on hundreds of homes we've built.

If choosing two-tone paint, both colors must come from the same color family.

Sherwin Williams® Exterior Paint Combinations

Exterior Color Kits showing exterior paint combinations

The two-tone paint helps create emphasis on architectural details, complements the brick and adds a pop of color against the neutral stone. This combination is a popular choice amongst our clients!

This is a great color combination for any home. The neutral paint palette compliments the brick and mixes well with the classic limestone. The grey garage door ties in nicely and the front door color adds a nice pop of color. Overall this collection is easy on the eyes and provides great curb appeal.

The warm paint for the siding helps pull out the medium tones in the brick to create a cohesive transition between brick & fiber cement siding. The bronze trim and garage accentuate the cedar stain and give the red front door an avenue to really pop. This is a winning combination!

This high contrast combination plays on a black and white theme, and the results are stunning! A creamy white paint accented by dark trim and a dark garage door pairs well with the cedar stain, black roof, and coach lights. 

From a pop of color or classic black and white, to a neutral palette or warm tones that provide texture, there is a right combination for every style and taste. Whether you're just starting your search or ready to choose the colors for your new home, you won't want to miss our check list to help make the most of your time in the design studio!

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