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Exterior paint colors with a gray roof

A gray roof gives you several directions to compare: a muted green, a blue-gray or a warmer greige. First decide whether you want the roof and siding to blend in value or whether you want the roof to read as a distinct, darker cap above lighter walls.

Contemporary ranch; horizontal lap siding; medium gray side gable with front cross-gable roof; no clear masonry feature recorded.
RosemaryBody · SW6187
Egret WhiteTrim · SW7570
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Compare Rosemary siding with Egret White trim while preserving gray roof. This provides muted green with a warm off-white outline for the shortlist.

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Read the roof at house scale

The contemporary ranch has a large gray standing-seam roof above a low facade. A small chip can miss how dominant that roof is. Compare the same siding options across the whole photograph and keep the eaves and window trim visible.

Use trim to set the contrast

Cream-white trim makes a different boundary from a crisp white or a dark frame. Test one trim direction at a time so you can tell whether the siding or the edge contrast is driving your preference.

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Midcentury modern; smooth stucco-like; gray butterfly roof; tan and gray stacked-stone entry pier.Victorian inspired porch cottage; horizontal lap siding; gray brown front gable with lower porch roof and side dormer roof; red-brick chimney; red-brick garden path.Suburban traditional two story; horizontal lap and small upper-gable shingle pattern; medium gray multiple front and side gables roof; red-brick lower facade; red-brick garage gable.