Matching Roof Shingles To House Color

Gray brown or black roofs look good with green siding.

Matching roof shingles to house color.

To accurately judge your shingle and color choice we recommend that you view it on an actual roof with a pitch similar to your own roof prior to making your final color selection. You could really do practically any color roof from black to gray to brown blue green or go for a monochromatic look with a white roof. A gray roof is an invitation to monochrome. By doing so you can help draw the color of the roof across the entire house and make it look like one cohesive design rather than being divided into a dark top and a lighter bottom.

Yellow or gold house paint is a chameleon that flatters tile red green blue gray brown or black roofs. If you have a warm tan brown siding you need dark gray or black shingles. A house with a brick siding almost always demands dark slate or black shingles. Light olive house paint is attractive with those darker shingle colors.

White and white shingles are perhaps the most versatile shade to work with when you re deciding what color roofing shingles or materials you want. The roofing product colors you see are as accurate as technology allows. It s best to actually compare a piece of shingle to your siding before you make a decision. We suggest that you view a roofing display or several shingles to get a better idea of the actual color.

James hardie s colorplus palette can help you find the right siding color to match a roof in both a warm or cool shade. For a roof with shingles in a cool color like black or slate gray select a cool color of siding such as blue gray or green.