We painted some samples on the house and now we are leaning towards Sherwin Williams Backdrop on the body of the house. We like that it looks a little grayer than Warm Stone. We feel like we have to go with something at least that dark because the house is surrounded by trees that drop a ton of stuff on it, and we have the Georgia red clay to deal with, too. Now we are struggling with deciding what colors the garage doors, fascia and gutters should be. Should we use the window trim color (Morris Room Grey) or use the body color (Backdrop)? We have plans to replace the garage door and roof eventually, but we need to figure out what looks best for now until we can do that. All advice is welcome!

How about a blue-gray? Jubilee SW6248 or Aleutian SW6241

A waterfront home near me recently painted their blue house to be white, with blue trim. Walking past it, I commented to the workers that it was beautiful. They agreed, saying they were going for a coastal look. I suggest searching Houzz or asking a SW color pro for a coastal white. SW Underseas would work great as your trim color.

If you are staying with green, it may help to go more brown. I am painting my house in the woods with a solid stain. I wanted green so it would blend into the woods. I bought a color which looked green in the store, but was very blue on my house. I called the manufacturer color consultant and she recommended a different green that looked very brown in the brochure. But it’s not brown. Depending on lighting, it can be olive, gray, sage or something close to your ben moore color. It’s a GREAT color for the woods. The color is Cabot Stain solid sagebrush if you want to try to match it. But don’t use the brochure, because that color is inaccurate. (You might have to buy a pint if you can get it and paint your own sample, or just guess.) HOWEVER, white trim, or anything close to white, does not look good in my woods environment. It sticks out like a sore thumb. I will be toning down the white and cream colors with SW Perfect Greige. I think it has an LRV of 50-something. My trim color is a deep dark brown. The combination of the green and dark brown is successful at making the house DISAPPEAR. If that is not what you want, don’t go with the darker green without highlights. Alternatively, if you are painting, there are green colors that look like khaki beige in some light and organic green or gray in other light. Those with a complimentary yellow-toned cream trim color might be nice. One of the reasons I chose the darker green for the woods was because I detest light-colored stain on wood siding, solid or not. If you choose another color and your house does not have a lot of cleared area around it, google ”x house in the woods” with x being a color family you are considering, view images, and see if you like how the color looks. That is how I was sure I didn’t want to paint the house white (even though paint wasn’t a good option for me anyway). This is the inspiration pic for my house. It might give you some ideas. One more thing: The gutter color I picked is called ”teratone”. It is more neutral than the green. It is a color used on metal windows and doors.