Yes... it's 35 or below. And I agree it's kind of nuts! The county requires all homes on the hillsides to be darker in theory to blend in with the surroundings. But given the parched nature of our California hillsides, a dark house is going to stand out like a sore thumb. I have Texas Sage (the closest I could find to Nantucket Gray but under 35lrv), and Victorian Garden, and Stratton Blue, and Gettysburg Gray, Palace Green and Louisburg Green in the running right now. Ideally I'm trying to find something that might wash out the color in the sun to "read" lighter... Now the other option we have is to go super dark with the color... like a deep dark black blue or a charcoal? Here is a link that might be useful: [Saxon Hill inspiration house - dark farmhouse[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/saxon-hill-vernacular-traditional-exterior-burlington-phvw-vp~39132)

There are a gazillion varieties of "white". Some are warm; some are cool. Some have a color bias, and some appear neutral. The only way to evaluate a potential paint color is to buy a small sample jar and paint several large areas on pieces of plywood or similar materials suitable for paint. Take the samples to the location you have in mind and place at least one in the sun and at least one in the shade. Study the effects of the samples under various, changing lighting conditions and make your decision. For most of us, it takes several sample and several tries before we are satisfied. Good luck!

My concern with a black and white scheme and the look you are going for is this: the typical "modern farmhouse" or other white with black window houses generally have pretty balanced massing (if not nearly symmetrical on some elevation), and a uniform window size and placement. Your house, a 1970s rancher has a functionalist window placement, sizing and placing the windows based on the inside needs first, rather than the facade, and the windows are kind of small compared to wall area, which is also typical of the style of house you have. I am not sure but I think a pure black/white scheme would emphasize some things in not such a good way. I would consider reversing the scheme in a way and doing a grey house with white trim, unless you are going to enlarge the existing windows and add more. Or a white house with grey trim, not something so high contrast.

Thank you, everyone, for your comments! I guess we should remove the porch railing! Most of the aluminum storm windows are missing panes so I was planning to replace them with white vinyl when we paint. The windows are an uncommon size, though, so I'm a little worried about the cost. There are only a few original windows, but the "new" ones are from the 70s, so they're all old. All the windows are wood and painted white-- and they're ALL drafty and in need of re-glazing, which is why we need the storm windows! I'm adding a better photo of the front porch-- and the chickens. The color I picked for the front door is close to the color of the sky. sheepla-- is there also no hand rail on the steps of your porch? I'd love to see a photo!