Check and recheck the samples at various times of the day to see how surfaces and colors partner in sun and shadow before finalizing your selection.
White painted brick roof color.
You could really do practically any color roof from black to gray to brown blue green or go for a monochromatic look with a white roof.
For example if you want the look of white trim choose creamy colors instead of clean or cool whites which look harsh with red brick.
In fact a high end kynar 500 white metal roof is energy star rated and classified as a cool roof by the cool roof rating council.
If painting the brick is out of the question i would paint all the windows and trim with one of the off white colors you suggested.
Blue color roof.
White and white shingles are perhaps the most versatile shade to work with when you re deciding what color roofing shingles or materials you want.
Lush native plants add softness and color to the facade of this contemporary california house.
This color representing the sky and sea that suitable for house paint this color roof go long well with these exterior paint color.
Designate 60 of the facade for the dominant color use a secondary hue for 30 and paint the remaining 10 in an accent color.
I would love to paint the house white with black roof trim but i don t want to invest in painting the brick.
I would lose the dark non functional shutters and and add porch and stair railings also painted in the off white color.
White paint colors not to use on the exterior.
For exterior schemes with three colors try the 60 30 10 rule.
Red brick is muted and earthy so any color we pick should also be muted and not clean and fresh.
With a cool tone it can match in many styles of house.
As i mentioned earlier you don t want a pure white color for the exterior.
The whitest color i would choose for the exterior is sw pure white.
Set roofing samples against an area of your home where exterior siding brick or stonework and painted trim intersect.
For example in sherwin williams colors i would not choose sw extra white or sw ceiling bright white for the exterior.
White dark blue gray smoky gray blue.
Such a roof can be reasonably expected to be some 50 to 60 degrees cooler than a dark color asphalt shingles roof.
I like the idea of black trim however there is a lot of siding on the front of our house over the garage and coming out from the front door when walking up to the porch and i am worried about too much black if that makes sense.
It is popular color.