Gray Ranch

What colors would you paint the exterior of a ranch style home with a tan roof?

We just bought a ranch style home in florida, it has a tan tile, more like shingle roof. I want to update the look, it is an old house, the colors it has now gray with black trim all over make the house look depressing and dingy. I haven’t seen too many ranch style homes with a tan roof, so I’m just wondering what colors would go best? It also has a stucco surface, and there is a black iron fence with red brick that goes all around the house. It’s out in a country like area, so I want to stay true to it’s roots.

I think a clean linen color would be attractive against the black and red of your fence, and finding one that fits the family of tan your roof has (“tan” is too vague, could be more yellow, more red, more grey)…

Try Better Homes and Gardens website, they have a “Color A Home” tool. You have to register to use the site. You select a style home that somewhat represents yours. I would instead choose a photo that has many of the colors of your yard, and be sure there is some black and some dark red (maybe lots of bark in the landscaping) so you can see those colors against it (representing your fence). You then choose a roof color (find one that looks closest to your roof) and finally pick different house and trim colors, play with it and see what looks good to you from there.

http://www.bhg.com/app/colorahome/member/index.jsp?_requestid=74001

There are also similar tools on many paint manufacturer’s websites. So if you know you are going to guy your paint at Home Depot, maybe go to the Behr website. Or Glidden, or Parker, or whatever brand you want to buy. That way you can see their palette specifically.

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