Hi Shauna,

We always recommend assembling large samples of your top color options (4'x4' mobile samples ideally, like a 1/2 sheet of plywood with stucco in the final color) on your site, so you can see them in the actual light and context of your project. If you are using any building materials that have limited color availability (i.e. stone samples, stock window standard, asphalt roof shingles, pre-finished metal gutters and flashings, and landscape stone), it is important to start with those colors and use them as the base for your color pallet. Then bring in samples of the products that have unlimited color options (i.e. stucco colors, trim colors, and siding colors); and work to find the best match for the color direction of the rest of the building materials. Whether or not something is "true grey" is less important than how well the color matches the direction you are setting with the color pallet. It is also important to have a feel for the colors on the neighboring homes when you select the colors of your home, which is why the mobile samples help - you can carry them up the neighbor's driveway for a better comparison.

Hope this helps,