North facing exterior paint color

last year

Help!!! I need an exterior paint color (Sherwin Williams preferably) for our home ASAP. We painted the sample on the back of our home, and there, Repose Gray looked fantastic! However, on the front of our North Facing home, it is pulling green 😭 Painters are ready to paint but need a color. Suggestions 🙏?!?

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millworkman
last year
What exactly are you painting? Any pictures in broad daylight as the home will look much different.
Social Schenk
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last year
Painting the whole house exterior. The color in the photo is our current color that was on the house when we moved in.
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millworkman
last year
Any pictures in broad daylight as the home will look much different?
elcieg
last year
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Using one color on all four sides and each side will look different because of the natural light. The benefit of north facing is you don't get shadows and the light remains very constant during the day. I would go with an off-white, on everything. No shutters, please. They do not flatter the raised ranch design of your house.

With the black roof, S W Alabaster should work. You can paint the siding in the finish your S W dealer suggests and do all the trim, (including the new portico) in a semigloss. Less is more, and for your exterior, the expression hits the mark.

Front door in black and paint the storm black as well.

For a design pairing with Sherwin-Williams Alabaster, Tricorn Black (SW 6258) is a great choice for a bold, dramatic contrast, creating a sophisticated and balanced look.