I agree with the too gray, too dull. A deep brown or nearly black would give a high contrast.

Are you in a area where it snows?

Yes - we can have snow from December to March...usually not heavy snow. We haven't had any snow this season yet.

Ok so has the roof just been installed with the roofing company making a mistake because then that should be on them. If you made a mistake, please don't go to a reroof as there are options available to stain/paint the shingles that are a lot cheaper than a reroof. In terms of color I would go with a brown or browinsh orange maybe? I don't know, I really like your house as it is.

We can't find a deep brown asphalt shingles anywhere. I think black shingles would be too stark. The windows are are brown/bronze. The porch and dormer roof are bronze metal; the porch posts are dark brown...we are really struggling to find something

Yes there is a defect in the shingle. If you look closely you can see the light patches in the shingles. How can you stain a roof? Sounds like it wouldn't be very durable given all of the elements a roof must withstand: sun, heat, cold, rain, snow...etc. Would be interested to learn more.

Ok so im not sure how you would go about staining a roof but I think it's better left to the professional companies out there to do. It usually lasts for around 5-10 years, so it's not super durable but it is a lot cheaper than getting a reroof done and they might have a color that you like better as they can tint the paint to your exact shade.

Consider eliminating the metal roof.

If your feeling gutsy there are roofing paints at home depot to try yourself, though I would highly recommend going the pro route as they would know more about this subject then we do.

The roof is brand new...can't stomach the thought of tearing off the metal roof too - even if it may not have been a good "design" choice from the start. Maybe 20 years down the line when everything needs to go.

Painting the shingles seems very scary.

We can't believe that there is not a dark coffee brown (not copper/orange) asphalt shingle on the market that would work/look better...I've done all the online visualizers...I'm hitting a road block

Wait so is the whole roof brand new or only the metal part? Because if the shingle roof is old then definitely just go and replace it.

The whole roof is brand new. The asphalt shingles have a color/pattern defect which is under a manufacturer's warranty. Even without the defect, we probably wouldn't like th roof, the defect makes it unbearable. Our builder had us select shingles from a 1"x2" sample...UGH!

OH! So the replacement is covered by the warranty right? Then definitely replace the roof. In terms of color I would try pressuring them for more options cuz their must be a better shade. Maybe you could try changing out the color of the metal portion to something that complements one of their options better as an alternative?

Could you post the colors you have available?

We are getting a cash settlement - we can use any asphalt shingle on the market...

@maxjackjoe, go to the store where they sell shingles. Ask for samples ( my husband was given a few big ones (2ftx3ft?) to take home. Also heard that sometimes in the store they can give you the address of the house where the certain color was used and You could go and see. The samples we received looked something like that

I would try to match the color of the metal roof to the new shingles. The roof you have now is too light, and it doesnt go with the metal, and thats part of the problem.

I know. We want to match the bronze metal roof as you suggest. The problem is there doesn't seem to be an asphalt shingle on the market in that color...at least we can't find one. They are either too light, too gray, too orange/copper (most of the varieties named "brown"), too multi-colored and busy for our brick...We can't seem to find a simple, deep brown/bronze asphalt shingle anywhere.

Look at Corning Weatherwood color. From my experience I’d stay away from GAF.

@maxjackjoe,

@maxjackjoe, Corning Weather wood is a mix of greenish and brownish if I remember correctly

@J Sk I was just going to suggest Black Sable by Owens Corning. We have them on our roof and it is beautiful! It has great color variation while still being dark. Ill try to get a picture

@K H, saw Black Sable by Owens Corning on some sample and I liked it a lot. I was considering it for our house. Would love to see on Your house :-)

Maybe someone has suggested it, but why not go with all metal roof instead? Match the existing metal. Cohesive. Long lasting.

Thanks to all for comments.

I have been intrigued by GAF Woodland Woodberry Brown as well. We haven't been able to see that shingle on a roof in real life. It is an unusual shaped shingle. Also, so many people have discouraged against using GAF products (including roofers we have spoken with).

I also looked at Owens Corning Black Sable...I think there are several houses in our neighborhood with that shingle, but I don't know for sure. The houses that I suspect have Black Sable definitley have the dark brown color we're looking for, but I worry it has too much color variation...may be too busy with the variation of color in our brick.

Owens Corning, Woodcrest Mesquite

Do you have a closer up picture of your brick? It doesn't look at all busy on my screen. The reason I suggested all metal is among others "Maybe 20 years down the line when everything needs to go." With a metal roof, nothing needs to go after 20 years. In my opinion, they are actually a pretty economical as well as aesthetically pleasing choice. Particularly as your roof is already partially roofed in metal... If you are able to financially, you might want to consider the long term benefits. We just had our house reroofed and were pleasantly surprised with the cost, the looks, and hopefully never having to touch it again :)

I saw the Owens Corning Mesquite as well, but the website says that it is "not currently available" - not sure if it is a suppy chain issue???

I would call the Owens Corning and ask about the dealers in your location and give them a call.

We may check into the metal roof. I have a feeling it will be cost prohibitive.

Here's a close up of our brick

Sorry it took so long to get photos it was -10 out this morning! Owens Corning Black Sable Duration shingles.

South side of the roof

North side of roof

@ K H, looks great!!!

Thanks so much for the pictures. OC Black Sable looks beautiful with your painted siding.

We may go that direction. I am still somewhat fearful the variation in color might be too much with our brick.

Any thoughts on that?

Quick mock up. I took both north and south photos of mine so that you have both sunlight qualities with your brick photo.

I don't think its too busy. The other color I really liked is on this house:

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I think they have the roof shingle specs listed in the comments because I remember asking them :) They are lighter color though. I think they are the weathered wood. But the reason it came to mind is they also have a metal roof component.

What roof did you end up picking?