Top Roof Colors

Brown and earth tone roofs best for green brown cream and tan exteriors.

Top roof colors.

A brown gray or black roof topping yellow green and red homes. Also when the roof color picks up tones in window shutters the front door or accent trim it nicely ties together the exterior look. 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. However the study found less difference between other shades of roofs grays and browns.

Dark gray and black roofs best for homes that are gray yellow or blue. For example if you have a white property to help add a little contrast you may wish to go with a light brown color for your roof shingles as. Brown shingles would work with beige siding a mild contrast or with white a more distinct contrast. A dark brown roof would be boring with wood siding stained dark.

My advice is to choose the roof color you like. And brown shingles or earth tone blends crowning green brown cream and tan exteriors. Some reliable color combinations include the following. Brown gray and black roofs best for houses that are yellow green or red.

One federally funded study concluded that the plywood sheathing under black shingles was 10 degrees warmer than an identical white shingled roof on a sunny day. Taupe cream or beige is almost as versatile as white.