Hi Kyla - IF you do decide to paint - FYI, "coachman's cape" is one of Benjamin Moore's full-spectrum "color stories" colors, and it's not meant for exteriors (I believe the reason is, the color will shift due to sunlight and exposure to weather). Just as an FYI, I have seen "iron mountain" used as an exterior color, and it looked beautiful. I would definitely take your original sample of what you thought the color would be to a Benjamin Moore store, and ask for assistance from their staff. They have multiple lines of paint (like Affinity, and Historic Colors and Williamsburg collection), and you'll need to see the fan decks, as many colors will not be out on display. Also, I would take your sample and the fan deck into the daylight for a better read on the color, but the good news is - one of the colors in one of the fan decks could be a perfect match. I'm so sorry for your situation, and I really hope that everything turns out.

We are experiencing this same issue. Our sample (Stucco Sample) looked white but, when it went on it looks cream. We are all scratching our heads. We asked the builder to stop (And even sent an email to stop) but, they did the WHOLE house and it is a 10,000 sqft home. Now they are recommending White Elastomeric paint. They did a sample of the paint but it just does not have the same feel as stucco "Dry" stucco texture. I want it all removed and start over. Can this be done??? What did everyone do on this post? What should we do??? I am furious! Help!

Kyla...So you did paint? If yes, how is it holding up? Are you happy? Yes on rubbery...I really dislike that feel and I have read that paint traps moisture in the stucco and can cause damage down the line...Any thoughts? I am almost willing to just live with the cream but, my wife says no...lol. You know where that puts me.

Tammy, Correct they can apply another "Color layer" but, there is only about 1/4" of window reveal left, at best, some place less. The new layer will take 1/8" of that. So, windows will barely stick out from wall and in some places be almost flush.

Kyla, glad you didn't paint. This home is "Cool" colors not, warm colors. The roof is charcoal gray color Spanish tile and the cast stone is a cool gray. So cream stucco clashes. That's is why we wanted white. It's a transitional home. It's so weird.....In full sunlight it looks cream and in overcast skies its looks lite gray. Word to the wise.....Put up a stucco sample on an entire wall (do not use little sample boards) and check it all day long and in in climate conditions like party cloudy and overcast skies. Just like you sample paint on interior. do this for days BEFORE they start the color layer.

Grrrrr....It's going to cost a lot of money to fix this issue as I just cannot live with painted stucco.I am sick about it.

Thanks for kind words Tammy. It is Dryvit Stucco. We learned that Dryvit makes a product called “Demandit” it is made specifically for this purpose. They are gonna put up a sample next week and we will see how it looks. It is basically a flat acrylic, vapor permeable, color overlay. They say it will look exactly like the original texture just different “correct” color! Yay! Hope it works out!

Old thread - but similar issue here. They stucco'd the whole house in what was supposed to be a colour match to the white that we were painting our brick. The brick was painted yesterday and they DO NOT MATCH!!! Of course they are right beside each other and look terrible to my eye. Cream stucco beside white brick. OMG.

To make matters worse, my builder says that I approved the stucco sample. Well, yes, I did. Because I said " as long as they have colour matched the Benjamin moore sample, then it is right"... I hate it. This is just the kind of colour disaster that I was hoping to avoid on this build.

We went through this same issue. Be careful.....the acrylic paint is awful and will not let your stucco "breath" so, don't do that. Dryvit makes a paint product called "Demandit" that can change the color but, after they used it on the whole house there were roller marks everywhere. The final solution was to apply a new layer of acrylic mesh along with a new concrete coat, then apply a new color layer. It's the only way to get a smooth finish that can breath and be a true stucco finish. Our builder did that at no extra charge due to an improper color that was applied. Good Luck and DO NOT SETTLE.