Q&A for How to Choose the Color of Roofing Shingles

Try a warm or cool brown.

If you're heating your home more, then go darker. If you're cooling it more, then go lighter.

Personally, I think so. I would try a color like charcoal black with white speckles. This will involve charcoal, but not too much blue.

Probably grey, unless you want to go trendy and try a color like red, blue or green. That depends on what you feel comfortable with and what you feel the style of house can handle.

You can pick any color that suits you, as the white house will match pretty much every roof color.

You could, though the color scheme could be a bit Christmas-y. Browns and grays tend to go well with greens.

It would be very traditional but something with a green tone would look great.

If you have trim or doors on your house that are painted a different color, that would be a good place to start. Red, green, and blue are all common colors (all darker or muted). If you want a cohesive, low-contrast look, brown would definitely be a good option. No grey or black.

White would be a good color because it reflects the heat. Also, it wil not look too blended in with the walls because Florida is usually a bright country with a lot of green and vivid colors.

It depends on the gray. You can match the color, or go for different tones of gray.

You should go with a red or grey shale shingle. If you live in a cold area, aim for the darker colors.

A light gray shingle or a dark gray shingle would look good for a dark brown siding.

I would mainly be concerned with energy efficiency. If you run your AC more than your heat and you have no large shade trees shading the south facing roof or solar panels installed on the roof, I would definitely go with the whitest, most reflective color available.

Hunter green to a medium green works well. Make sure to keep your colors balanced with each other.

Most likely a light color, because it is more energy efficient and helps conserve cooling/AC costs.

Stick to neutrals and charcoals, given that the red is a bolder color and another bright color would probably clash.

Grey/brownish roof would look great and will fit in just fine with a taupe house.

In my opinion, contrast is the way to go. If it's similar to a cream kind of color, I'd suggest a chocolate brown or a navy blue, or something along those lines.

Buy the lightest color possible, which will lessen your cooling costs. Dark shingles create too much heat in your attic.

I would use a terracotta color, as it's earthy and goes well with both clay colors and green.

I would go for something extremely neutral--maybe a charcoal grey--since it won't interfere with your other colors and is monotone.

Both dark grey/black and red/brown would look good, but it would depend on where you live and how your house temperature inside feels. A black/grey roof will absorb heat through the roof, while a reddish roof will reflect heat, helping to keep the house cooler.

Weatherwood would go well with the colors.

I would personally prefer a light blue. There are a lot of colors that also work, but try to avoid the more yellowish tones.

Just go to a paint or hardware store, ask for a color graph, go to the house and keep flipping the colors until you like the color it shows.

Anything would look good. Traditionally, black or grays would be ideal.

Gold is practically a neutral color, so most colors would work. I would suggest a dark color like black or a deep brown.

Because navy blue can be considered a base tone like black, there are a variety of colors that complement it. Bright or solid red, grey, light blues, white, blaze orange, deep pink, fuchsia, eggplant, magenta, periwinkle, pine green, orange-yellow, black, army green and even neon colors, to name a few.

Do some research on your area and what weather you can expect to see. After finding that, search what type of shingles can hold up in your weather conditions the longest and are in your budget.

For a light green house, a color consisting of light shades of taupe, beige, pale blue, and pale green would be best.