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Exterior paint colors for Dutch Colonial houses

On a gambrel-roof house, compare light body colors and restrained trim with the broad roof slope visible. Shutters can supply a darker repeated note, while a wood door can remain distinct at the center of the facade.

Dutch colonial inspired; horizontal lap siding; charcoal gray gambrel with broad shed dormer roof; red-brick chimney; gray flagstone path; stone entry steps.
White DoveBody · OC-17
Hale NavyTrim · HC-154
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Compare White Dove siding with Hale Navy trim while preserving gambrel roof, brick chimney, wood door. This provides soft white with a deep blue trim comparison for the shortlist.

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Account for the broad roof surface

The cream Dutch Colonial example shows a large dark lower roof band beneath its upper windows. A siding swatch alone will not show that relationship. Compare the facade and roof together before changing shutter colors.

Keep the portico from becoming a third palette

Use a trim color that relates to the window casings, then compare shutters and the door separately. The small entry roof and columns can connect the scheme without needing several additional colors.

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Dutch colonial inspired; horizontal lap siding; dark gray brown gambrel; front gambrel end visible roof; red-brick chimney; red-brick entry steps and path; low stone garden border.