Very dark roof colors are popular now, but I don't understand the appeal unless you're interested in attracting and retaining as much heat as possible. Your house would look better with a lighter color. Can you post a picture of a sample board showing the colors you can choose from? We don't know which manufacturer or product line you're looking at. More than one manufacturer has a color called "Weathered Wood" which might be a better choice for you if it's one of your options.

The appeal for us at least is to make our old house look newer and more current. We are mainly looking at GAF shingles but can get any standard Impact Resistant shingle. I attached GAF's Weathered Wood image and their Charcoal - not sure either are great. Some of the Weathered Woods out there are more patchworked in color variation. We want something less distracting considering we have a lot going on with this exterior.

Thanks All - that was where we landed a few years ago, with the GAF Mission Brown shingle. However, that color isn't made in Impact Resistant. Any suggestions on manufacturer and color?

You could go darker than the current brown, is something medium brown but not close to black available?

“Some of the Weathered Woods out there are more patchworked in color variation. We want something less distracting considering we have a lot going on with this exterior.”

Very smart!

I think this exterior is actually Agreeable Gray, but a similar roof color might also work with Anew Gray. Agree with no black.

That looks like the GAF Mission Brown that we have now - would like to find something similar!

Elyse, the one I posted looks darker than your current roof…?

I really like it! Would love to know the name and if it’s impact resistant.

I prefer the Weathered Wood sample you show to the charcoal. It seems like it would look nice with the brick. You may eventually need to address the fact that the finishes on the upper floor are cooler than the roof and brick, and a different color might work better. But the mismatch is small enough to leave alone meantime.

As for trim, I might wait until the roof is in. Darker trim could look nice, but you might decide to wait. Here are a couple of mockups that might help.

Elyse, I checked the link where I found the photo. It doesn’t offer much info other than the body of the house is Agreeable Gray and the garage door is Anew Gray. Nothing about the roof.

I would not pick black for your house. Charcoal would look good. (not the variegated type, more solid charcoal). My preference on your house would be a color similar to what you already have, or a medium brown color.

https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/roofing/shingles/trudefinition-duration-flex

https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/roofing/shingles/trudefinition-duration-storm

these impact-resistant shingles comes in several colors.