That color is great on my living room walls, but the house looks blah..I'd go creamy with charcoal trim. Kinda the same as previous comment.

We had a new roof put on after the house was newly painted and the roof installers marked up the newly painted walls.

Why don't you create an Exterior Colour scheme or two and then decide. Get a sample brochure from the roofer for asphalt shingle colours (if you doing asphalt), pull together some colour chips. You can also stain brick. Perhaps having a 'new scheme' that works together, rather than focusing on one area, will make the project more fulfilling and capture the feeling for your house from the outside in!!!!
The house in the attached photo is using a galvalume standing seam (metal) roof, dark stucco, some rugged stone veneer.....

and a chartreuse door!

This house has tinted brick and mortar (3 colours for the brick and another 4th colour for the mortar), cedar strip wood stained cedar colour, pencil ledgestone and a new black roof....
Just some inspiration for you. We did a 'live' colour palette or two for this house also.
Normally, we do 3-4 colour palettes, then we paint or stain a big piece of plywood the main colour/colours we are thinking of using and lean it against the house.
Walk by it in all 'lights of day'- sunrise to sunset. Then you will have a good idea that you have the right colour scheme.

Sometimes I feel that people think it is sacrilege to suggest white! I think this home with a charcoal grey roof, white upper and trim and a black door would be a classic home. So I agree with a previous statement! Smile! Planters flanking the front door too!

What color roof are you considering? What colors do you and your husband like? I do like the idea of a dark roof very much, and the charcoal trim w/cream upper floor suggestions above would look good, and make your brick look stately. Natural shingle would also work, as long as you get some contrast with that roof and trim (dark.) You can do a pop of any color you want on the door. If you go with charcoal trim, make sure the color is dark/bright enough to stand up to it. I see your house as more mid-century modern than colonial. You could employ any color you like you like really.

Consider the multicolor shingles.

Or even the new asphalt ones that mimic slate.

I strongly suggest painting AFTER the roof is installed. It will make more sense to you color wise and roofing is messy.

Please remember that the darker a roof is, the more sunlight it absorbs and the bigger our problems with global warming. There are plenty of attractive light colors.

I would pick my roof first then choose a color for all of the siding that work with the bricks and roof. All of our houses have had that light brick and we have enjoyed green and and greyed blue.

Possible white on the top with a bold color around the window and alson on teh door.

I would get a multi colored roof, than put shutters on the top to match the roof, come down and make the door the same color as shutters... As for the color of the top, you could freshen it up with nearly same color but the shutters would make it brighter... put shutters on all windows but the bigger one if possible...where the bushes are, would pull them up and put a white fence there that is almost as high as window, and where the table and chairs are,, put a flowing cherry tree... The roof in multi colored , choose shutters that match it... even sage green shutters or a burnt orange color....

Just the opposite of some. Pick house color first, then trim, then roof. House is the main thing and the largest surface. House a darker taupey grey, trim, a dark red roof grey. Or taupe with dark green trim. Paint the whole house the same color, even the brick. Don't make choices based on a color your not crazy about. You will never be happy with the outcome.

Hi there. Weathered wood is a good roof choice here - darker than this, loses all the gold but still earthy. I'd like to see all the trim in a strong olive tone. . your brick is closer to sw avenue tan it would appear about 1/2 step deeper which might work well . .. painting the siding the same shade as the brick is still the best way for your house to look tall .. test lemon verbena for trim and beef it up . .

i love your colors i am having trouble choosing a color for the body of my 100 plus home the roof is autumn brown.

oldyou : why don't U begin a new paint color dilemma with photos of your 100 year old house.

First of all, this is not a colonial-style home; it is a two-story mid-century modern. However, the house does have some elements of colonial design, such as the center door and somewhat symmetrical windows, if you want to make it look colonial. To do so, you could change the windows to double-hung with colonial grids in the upper windows and add shutters. I agree the color scheme needs to be more cheerful, and I wonder if you would consider painting the brick and siding white. If you cannot paint the siding, would you replace it with white siding? Then, I would suggest a dark blue roof with dark blue shutters OR a light green roof and light green shutters. The black door someone suggested still would look great, and you could add black wrought-iron coach lights and rails as needed. Light blue or light green on the porch ceiling and porch floor, to go with the respective roof and shutter color, would look great. Some white-painted window boxes with colorful flowers will brighten the scene as well.

I agree with a darker charcoal or black shingle. The strength of that colour will allow many more dramatic colour combinations. At the least it will offer more contrast to the beige. The suggestion of multi coloured shingles would be great too.

I would warm up the color on the upper level (perhaps a deep red). Adding a warm butterscotch to the body and a bright, creamy white trim would be gorgeous.