If you re worried about your house becoming too dark overall paint your trim and shutters white.
House colors with dark grey roof.
The black and dark gray roof samples in the top row are the most neutral and therefore will work with the widest array of color palettes.
If you cut the house frame with white.
It will make the house look soft and gentle or if you choose a cream light brown gray schemes.
Consider contrasting the walls with the subtle grey roof by painting them in a bright color.
Be careful with bright colors as indulging in a straight primary color like red blue or yellow or experimenting with neon colors can be overwhelming when covering an entire house.
The other samples have one or more of the following colors.
The hint of grey in the blue paint matches the color of the house to the roof.
This includes reds from bright to burgundy rich shades of orange and some elements of buff.
Whatever color you see emerging will play into the overall color palette of the house so don t ignore it.
Also when the roof color picks up tones in window shutters the front door or accent trim it nicely ties together the exterior look.
Like a loft style with gray concrete walls or even pastel cottage houses.
A dark brown roof would be boring with wood siding stained dark.
If you have a darker gray roof you can look to the natural colors of bricks for some color inspiration.
Although sky blue powder blue and other shades of blue will match grey shingles grey blues really are striking when paired with grey shingles.