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Need help! Accent color for sage green exterior?

6 years ago

Hello all -

My craftsman style house is currently being painted a rich sage (SW Coastal Plain) with white trim. I need an accent color for a few architectural details and having a hard time deciding. Neutral like a tan or sand color vs. a richer color like navy or reddish brown. Any tips/ideas?

Thanks,

The hopeless color visualizer

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JudyG Designs

6 years ago

Not seeing navy, but a blue none the less. I am not as familiar with SW as I am BM…this blue is called stained glass. I love it with your coastal plain.

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Restoration Decor and Consulting
6 years ago
There's a chart of arts & crafts colors on this page that you might find helpful. Hard to say without a photo of the house.
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chloebud
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Just looked at Coastal Plain...so nice! I agree with Judy regarding something in the blue family. One example from SW was Riverway. I'm having trouble posting a swatch of it, but you can check online.

Yes...a photo of the house would help.
katinparadise
6 years ago
I love the idea of a reddish brown with the sage. It's a beautiful combination. Take a look at Roycroft Copper Red or Bolero.
Rosemary Jones
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts.

Showing photos of the house before (dark green, white shutters, godawful avocado accents), and after. Currently a mess because the porch is being rebuilt at the same time painting is going on. Thinking I will ditch the shutters. Looking for accent colors for where avocado is currently, as well as door colors (leaving the oak front door as is):
Rosemary Jones
Original Author
6 years ago
Having trouble uploading photos - will try again.
groveraxle
6 years ago
Photos have not been uploading properly for a couple of days. I've emailed Houzz about it; haven't heard back yet.
Denita
6 years ago
A work around with the photo issue is to upload them to your ideabook and then post them here. For some reason it will accept those pics but not others.
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
6 years ago
I think darker blues like a navy or blueberry would be smashing with coastal plain and white. My own house is a sage-y green (Glidden High Tea) with Bleached Wheat (yellowish cream) trim and a medium-dark red door/mailbox/numbers -- can't remember the name of the red.

I could see an avocado ish green working also although maybe not with high contrast white trim.

I'd just stay away from any orangish or coppery or deep yellow tones. Make sure the red (if you choose red) has a blue-ish undertone.
cpartist
6 years ago
Another workaround to upload is to go to Houzz Photo>Browse on the right hand side and upload that way.
tatts
6 years ago
If it's a real sage color (not bluish), then a strong orange is a classic match.
emmarene9
6 years ago
Darn, I really want to see the house.

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