I'd actually consider going a light gray to show of a bright yellow front door. I'd probably do window trim in a darker grey, and just paint that white space in the middle of your windows the same color as the house. Agree about the utility box being fairly obvious. You really need to spruce up the landscaping here, that would be the very first thing I would do. A few grasses by the foundation do nothing for the look and don't really work. Put larger shrubs closest to the house and smaller ones further away. Buy some shrubs tall enough to cover that box, put in a nice curved bed by the house and another by the walkway heading up. Eventually, I'd think about adding a porch by the front door, would look more welcoming.

I think a gray the shade of your roof would look good and I would use a deep brownish red for the trim to tie it in with the brick. I used Benjamin Moore solid stain on my cedar pergola a few years ago and within three years it was flaking. Never had a problem with their other stains. So you might want to consider power washing the siding, priming and painting.

I like the dark but really how can people live in a place where someone tells you waht to do with your house I live in Canada we have few of these areas and if we do the rules only apply for a finite amount of time not forever . The first thing I would do is get a new door with some glass but I guess everyone else would need to do that too.Such a cool looking house until you get to the cheap out siding on the back

I recommend homedepot.sjv.io/PQRQX for exterior and you could even paint your roofing tiles with this because leaving them tan would look odd. White trim is just fine