I prefer the color it is right now, or maybe a very similar color thats a bit more aquish than what you have. You are in Florida, a nice beachy color would fit much better. The greens appear to heavy and they just do not fit a Florida house. A Florida house should be light and airy and a bit of fun, not dark and heavy. Its a cute house.

I don't know the name of the color of my house, but I think that it might look good on yours. I refer to it as "mint green", but I have heard others refer to it as "seafoam green". This picture was taken at night, but it should at least give you some idea.

Thanks cat_ky! I think what is throwing me is the orange brown muddiness of the roof. Whenever I try a clean or bright color with it, it seems to clash. I did test a more greenish aqua Benjamin Moore color called Grenadier Pond, and that was pretty. Maybe I will paint a test sample on the front if the house to tomorrow. I wish my roof was gray, it would make this a lot easier!

The neighbors seem really happy I’m painting. Most of the houses on my street are toned down colors.

Elaine Ricci, thanks! That’s a pretty color, I can check my fan decks and see what might be close.

With your roof color I like the more subdued BM Great Barrington Green.

Jennifer Hogan, thank you! I have no idea how you did that but it definitely helps me to see the color up against the roof. I was thinking any color I chose to put on the house needs to be muted as to not compete with the bright orange-tan. Thanks again, I have trouble visualizing, so I really appreciate the help!

I think the greens are a bit heavy and traditional-looking, and you should go for a softer green that reads more tropical. I love Glass Slipper by BM.

Agree that those greens are too dark. How about a soft yellow? Would that work with your roof?

kpkowski, I like that a lot. I have seen a few houses with my same roof that are a light silvery color, which I can see this reading as. Pretty! I will have to get some more paint samples. The guys at my local Benjamin Moore actually laugh when I call in. My shed is filling with sample cans!

It reads as a soft blue-green, which I think will play well with an orangey roof.

julieste, I have seen some clashy yellows with my roof color, but a few I did like. Unfortunately my husband seems to really not like yellow. If the roof was gray, yellow would have been one of my first choices.

Such a cute house! I love the bungalow architecture and all the white trim and brick details. Of the 3 greens, I like the lighter BM High Park but I would go with a color that better compliments the surrounding trees and grass and doesn't compete with it. I like the yellow as julieste has suggested...maybe kicked up a notch?

Just to give another view, at first I was testing colors on my shed, since I can see the roof an siding at the same time. There was a muted aqua, BM Grenadier Pond in this set of sample colors. Look at that bright roof, like a poke in the eye! 😆

Another shed rendition, this time with some brighter blues mixed in. I didn’t really test any light colors as I wasn’t sure what direction to go in. I have some ideas now, thanks to you all!

Catherine Zone 7b, I like the yellow, it’s very cheerful and I have seen some houses with this roof that pull it off, but my husband doesn’t like yellow. It’s kind of funny, usually he doesn’t have an opinion on any decorating and lets me run wild and free with whatever scheme I want to try, but he has nixed yellow, every time I have suggested it.

BM Harrisburg Green

BM Lucerne

Gotcha. Honestly, the house is so cute I think you can't go wrong. Good luck to you both Christina. :)

cawaps, you painted my house! Thank you so much, it really helps me to visualize the color. I am unsure about the Harrisburg Green, but that Lucerne got my attention! I actually said “wow!” out loud when I saw it. I could be mistaken, but it looks to have a bit of a teal thing going on, but not too dark. I actually had the idea to paint the house teal, but I couldn’t find one that was just right, they were either too dark (Vandenberg Green/SW Dark Night) or seemed too bright (Bella Blue).

You have some great colors.

These are my favorites. I like Blue Spruce, but it might be too dark.

I think Hemlock and Bella Blue are the top two, in that order, followed by Jack Pine, Rosepine, and High Park. Grenadier Pond is a bit typical for Florida.

Think about doing another color on the brick.

Ben Moore has a virtual painter - https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/personal-color-viewer.

I do a lot of this stuff in excel - it is something quick and easy - I just took the picture of your house and pasted it to an excel sheet - inserted a shape that outlined the end wall - then used the Microsoft Snipping tool to snag a picture of one of your samples. I copied that to my clipboard and then formatted the shape and set the fill to picture from clipboard.

I like the Backwoods green

When I was looking for ideas for my exterior at my last home I drove the local neighborhoods - maybe a 6 block radius around my house. I would stop and take pictures of the ones I liked that had the same color roof as I had. One day I saw it. - the one - loved the way their home looked. Went to the front door and they had the cans of paint that had been used - I took a picture of the can and label with formula and was able to get an exact match.

Even if you don't find perfect - gathering the pictures of what you find attractive and narrowing it down to a few favorites will get you into the right hue family and the right level of light/dark.

I would not go really dark - dark colors absorb heat, lighter colors reflect heat - I don't think you want to warm your home with a dark roof or paint color.

The Glass Slipper by BM posted above is about the color, I was thinking when I posted above. The greens are pretty, if the house was located in another area of the country. Your house needs light and airy.

Hemlock

When I am looking for exterior ideas, I ride my bike up and down the streets with camera in hand. I always see things I wouldn't have seen when trying to drive at the same time.

I live in a neighborhood of similar vintage houses. Someone in our neighborhood just had a Dutch Colonial with a reddish toned roof painted in a blue with some green undertones. It looks awful! These are tricky colors to work with. Be very careful if you go the blueish greenish route!

Since you're in Florida, howzabout a bright turquoise?

We have done a lot of taking pictures while driving and I have seen some houses I really liked. I really think a large part of my problem is that I have a hard time seeing color. I can find a house I like but when sitting down with the fan deck to try to match it I have difficulty.

The second problem is that I am really picky. This is not a popular roof color here, probably because it is not a beachy color. Orange brown is difficult to make cheerful. Most of the houses painted tropical colors here have tin or gray roofs. When driving I saw a lot of homes with my roof color that had colors that competed with the roof.

My favorite home I have seen was where I got the green idea from. It is a few blocks from me. The roof isn’t quite as orange, it has more grey to it, but I just love this home. It is very harmonious looking.

When I open up the front porch again, I plan on adding a few of the craftsman details.

Some local homeowners with my roof color go for a peach house. It is very tonal, but not me at all.

Here are a couple of brighter blue homes with similar roof colors.

To each his own, they are pretty homes, but I feel the roof color competes a bit. Most homes here aren’t this bright and when they are, they almost always have grey or tin roofs. They tend to look very cheerful when done well.

I'll sound like a broken record, but seriously try Glass Slipper :-)

Here are a few homes aside from my favorite green craftsman above, that I actually like with my roof color. It can happen!

Any idea what Ben Moore color I should look at to achieve this silvery gray? It seems to have some purple in it I think.

These were two houses in a row with the Desert Tan roof that I thought were pretty. The first was a light gray green and the second another purple gray. I like these but couldn’t begin to guess where they might be in a fan deck. I am really horrible at this.

kpkowski, that is one I am definitely getting a sample of, I need to call in yet another order to the paint store! It seems nice and tonal, like it wouldn’t compete with the roof.

I seriously appreciate all the help I have been given. I am obviously in over my head!

I love the dark blue with that roof!

I like the Lucerne and Hemlock as they are strong colors. But pale gray used with brown/tan tones just hurts my eyes.

Here are some B. Moore purplish greys (CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE LARGER):

Affinity Collection #570

Classics Collection #838

Color Preview Collection #2124-30

I use a couple of internet tools to get colors from photos and convert them to paint colors.

For you samples I used the snipping tool and pulled a picture of just the paint color on one of the three houses you posted.

Step 2 - I opened https://imagecolorpicker.com/en/ and uploaded one of the pics

This gives me both the RGB and Hex Code for the dominant Color and other colors found in the pic

Step 2

I open Easyrgb.com and go to the match color data - pick RGB or Hex and enter the data

I selected Benjamin Moore to match but you can choose other brand is something isn't close enough or you have both BM and SW close to you.

Something to consider: Here's another green, the color I recently painted my bathroom. It's SW Gratifying Green, which I chose because it brightened things up without being too vivid in its brightness. You may want something a bit more vivid for your exterior, like some of the other colors I considered (BM Green Cove Springs, BM Citra Lime, BM Celery Ice, BM Lime Froth, BM Pistachio, BM Parkside Dunes, BM Light Pistachio, and SW Lacewing were the other color samples I looked at, so you might want to check them out, too).

Some more BM purplish greys (CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE LARGER):

Affinity Collection #580

Color Preview Collection #2128-50

And what about an off-white with a pale green cast to it?

Classics Collection #868

I like the bottom grayish green one you posted 6 hours ago when you said, "These were two houses in a row with the Desert Tan roof that I thought were pretty. The first was a light gray green and the second another purple gray. I like these but couldn’t begin to guess where they might be in a fan deck. I am really horrible at this."

Take the photos of the ones you like into the paint store. Get all the chips that are anywhere close to that color--50 chips if you need to. Then go over to the house whose color you like and stand outside holding up each chip to see which color is closest.

How bout an ivory or creamy color? You could accent with an interesting greenish color.

I like that SW Aloe (the mint palette) because the background of those shades is similar to your roof color. It looks fresh and FL-ish.

I actually like the peachy beige with your roof. There is a reason why people have chosen it.

Maybe a tan with less peach.

Wow! First off I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to give me advice, I am so grateful. It might take me a bit to absorb it all, but I have come away with a better idea of what direction to go in for sure. I have decided to forgo to darker greens, as I agree that we can do better.

It didn’t occur to me to mention (in hindsight I realize I should have) is that I live in the urban core of Tampa, right between two historical districts. While I don’t have to follow the architectural review boards rules, many of the homes in my neighborhood do. Most older homes on my street are painted very subdued, deeper colors.

We just so happened to test a sample of Blue Echo today, so I was happy to see it recommended here by Beth H.: We both really liked it but I didn’t take any photos as it was getting dark by the time I finished up.

I have a lot to think about and need to narrow down more samples to try.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone who has given advice, now I need to go and try some more colors!

This color scheme was recommended for another Houzz dilemma. Might work for you, too.

Or these colors:

I have the same roof color and our house is mint green, we’re having it painted sherwin Williams african gray. It’s a medium blue gray and I’m hoping it works! Everyone on our street has a peach or pink house so I get it!! The green was fine, blended into nature but I’m ready for a more mold/modern looks so I’m biting the bullet! The painter told me gray wouldn’t work but I did a free 30-min consult with a sherwin Williams color consultant and she said it would look amazing! maybe get a sample

I love the 868 example nycdiane posted. You could really make it magnetic with the right Florida planting scheme!