Where is your location?

Bay Area. so we see mostly sunshine, some rain, never snow, just in case if that makes a difference.

I have to say, this is the first one that has me a bit stumped. If it were not for the masonry on the bottom of the house, I would have suggested maybe a green or yellow, but with the the masonry I am thinking keep it in the color family that the stonework is, maybe 2 shades darker with white trim and a bolder door color (garage and front door matching) like a dark chocolate or a dark terra cotta orange or rust, granted I do no know if the terra cotta would be different enough compared to what is on their now for your family's taste, I know I was never really a fan of that color either until I rented an apartment that had a dark terra cotta color on the walls, white cabinets and a beige granite with some rust and dark brown colored flecks in it.

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for your input. I agree, the rock things on the front throws me off and don't know how it might look if we paint over it. I was thinking of a green shade for the siding also (I can't see green), but just by looking at the color wheel, it might be the safe choice. I love my greys, but I don't think that'll match with a gold roof. The rest of that neighborhood's house colors are pretty neutral and not as lively either, this is the only house with a gold roof in the area. It's not that Terracotta orange is my taste or not, it's just......the wife and I are afraid to go bold, maybe a terracotta front door and a neutral garage door?

Very familiar with houses like this. The prior owners had the right idea, except with the “orange” doors. I’d go for something like this but do a fun door color (cream/beige and white trim). You can also limewash and paint stone, if you wanted to go a different direction.

In the pic on my screen, the roof appears to be a bit terra cotta / pink ish.

Would remove the shutters.

If the stone has not been painted before, wouldn't paint the stone.

Would paint all the siding and other painted surfaces (pillar) a light gray and use a darker gray for the fascia and window trim as well as door trim -- but not the garage door. Paint the garage door the same light color of the siding.

Or gray with white trim and fascia.

OP, because you are colorblind and because we are looking at your home on our monitors, I think the best course of action for you is to contact a color specialist in your area. Sherwin Williams has them for a very reasonable amount - plus you get a discount coupon for paint that covers most of the cost of the color specialist. It is worthwhile to have someone actually see your home. Monitors distort colors. Don't get me wrong, it's a good to get ideas from here but specific color suggestions might not work due to the color distortion we see.

I see gray in the shaded areas of the stone? I would pull out the darkest gray in your stone to paint the siding and octagon. If you want shutters, they should be sized to close and meet in the middle of each window and should not extend vertically past the window like they are now. Lighten this same gray for the trim. Add a closeup photo of your stone in the shade, you can add a photo to a comment.

The picture is really washed out. Could you get one when the sun is not so bright?

I like doors.

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I'm usually with celerygirl, but adding emphasis to the offbeat trim around the windows abov e the garage is Not For Me.

@acm Sorry! I just tried to save owner's gut! :-))

I'd go with white! For the garage door as well, and the windows. Keep it simple. More than the roof, the detail around the windows above the garage bothers me. It will disappear if it's all the same color. BM China White is very pretty (not too bright). Maybe try a couple different swatches with sample cans and see what you think. Congratulations on the house purchase!

To my eyes it looks like a very light, almost faded terracotta roof tile. So I might stay in the light salmon tones, with perhaps a light, icy/pastel blue or green front door. But yeah, if you're colorblind, I'd highly recommend a local color consultant.

I also agree white. Very clean and simple. A home is being built next to my in laws with this same bright gold roof idea. It is white and looks great.

White would work for me, too. Whites can often look brighter on the exterior, so keep that in mind if a very bright white isn't what you want. For example, I know from experience Ben Moore's Swiss Coffee is an off white that can look very white on a home's exterior.