I'd go even darker yet. SW Tea Leaf

First I would only consider SEMI TRANSPARENT exterior wood stain for your home. The grain of the wood is one of the stand out features of you home and I would not use anything that flattens that appearance.

@BeverlyFLADeziner - that would force me to keep the original color then. Unless I could create the perfect stain to go over the existing color to create a new color....that's very nuanced! I can still see the grain with the stain samples that I have put on the house.

Of the two, I prefer Downing Earth. In photos it reads just a bit warmer, which I think looks better with your stone and wood-look doors.

My sister had a challenge with her stone colour, and her architect suggested that it could be stained. It looks great now. She used Romabio. Especially with such a small amount of stone, I'd stain it rather than try to let it have an influence given you have quite a few other things to marry together.

Or you could leave some of the stones natural, and stain the few that don't fit into whatever colour scheme you choose. But there seems to be a lot of pink and orange tones in the stone that don't go with anything.

I'd go with something in the Downing Earth family, except much lighter. SW Minimalist, perhaps

IMO remove the stone it is not attractive at all and looks to be exactly what it is stone stuck on for no reason the you have eliminated one issue

CR tested wood stains and the appearance of nearly every semi-transparent wood stain was rated poor after two years. Some performed poorly after only one year. The only recommended semi-transparent was Olympic Elite Advanced Stain + Sealant in One Semi-Transparent. Solid wood stains performed much better.

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There is only one photo in sunlight. Of that one, I like the warmer color on the left.

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@ Patricia Colwell Consul, if you look at the porch column corners, you can see that the stone is structural, not a thin glued on veneer that is easy to remove.

@partim Comments like Patricia's drive me crazy! They insult the homeowner, don't address the dilemma at hand and are unrealistic! I'm simply looking for any suggestions/comments on stain color...that's it! Stain color! Sigh!

The ledge on the top maybe the rest glued on to aw ood base and sorry but it is an ugly stone work done poorly and creating no end of hassle to make work

We recently had our screened porch painted in SW Safari. It is lighter than the options you have shown, but it seems like it would work with your stone. I am not at that home currently so I have no pictures.

First off, I really appreciate how much thought you've already put into this. You've considered things that many homeowners don't - roof color, heat absorption, light reflectance, brick, gutters, and how different lighting changes the appearance of paint throughout the day. Those details make a huge difference.

If this were one of our color consultation projects, I actually wouldn't try to fight the architecture. I'd lean into it.

The warm brick and chocolate brown roof are already doing a lot of the visual work, so I'd choose a warm greige, taupe, or mushroom-toned body color that complements those permanent elements rather than introducing another strong color. Then I'd simplify the trim instead of emphasizing every board.

Because your board-and-batten pattern naturally creates a lot of visual movement, reducing the contrast between the field color and the trim can make the house feel more cohesive without making it look flat. You don't necessarily have to paint everything exactly the same color, but keeping the trim within the same color family can soften those vertical stripes that you're not fond of.

I'd also lean toward gutters in an off-white, cream, or medium bronze/brown rather than bright white. Since they won't be painted later, choosing a color that blends with the fascia instead of standing out will help the roofline feel cleaner. One thing we've learned after helping homeowners with exterior color consultations is that the "perfect" color chip can look completely different once it's outside. Sun exposure, roof color, surrounding landscaping, and even neighboring homes all influence how a color is perceived. That's why we almost always recommend viewing large painted samples at different times of the day before making a final decision.

I'm with All American Painting Plus in Northern Virginia, and these are some of my favorite projects because exterior color isn't just about choosing a beautiful paint, it's about creating a palette that works with the home's architecture and the elements that aren't changing.

For what it's worth, I think your instincts are right to avoid a minty green if you're hesitant. A warm, earthy greige or muted olive with restrained trim contrast would likely age beautifully with your roof and brick while keeping the home comfortable and timeless for many years.

I think I like Downing Earth better! https://www.buildersservicecompany.com/how-to-plan-an-exterior-remodel 

You are doing the right kind of work with Photoshop variants and physical stain boards. At this point, freeze the stone, roof, garage, and wood elements as non-negotiable anchors, then compare only three exterior families on the identical photo and lighting: a warm restrained neutral, a muted green-gray, and a deeper earth tone. The decision is which family connects the fixed materials, not which isolated paint chip wins. After choosing a family digitally, sample full boards outdoors at different times of day. I create fixed-price, asynchronous concept comparisons from one authorized photo; details are on my profile.

Well if you love the stone then color from the stone maybe just darker tone. Not gray.

What about sw grounded for the trim and sw modest white for the the siding?