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Exterior paint colors around a stone entrance

At a stone entrance, compare paint against the range of tones in the masonry and its mortar. Start with a light neutral, a middle-depth neutral and a muted green. Keep the stone surround unchanged and check the door inside the arch or recess.

European inspired cottage; smooth stucco-like; charcoal brown side gable with two front cross-gables and shed dormer roof; tan-gray irregular natural-stone entry arch and gable; natural-stone chimney; irregular flagstone path.
NacreBody · SW6154
Urbane BronzeTrim · SW7048
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Compare Nacre siding with Urbane Bronze trim while preserving stone entrance, mortar, roof. This provides warm off-white with a deeper bronze trim for the shortlist.

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Working with what stays

Treat the stone as a range of colors

A stone arch can include tan, gray and darker pieces together. Selecting paint from one isolated stone can miss the overall appearance. Compare the painted wall and trim beside the full entrance.

Decide how much outline the entry needs

A pale trim can frame the door strongly; a related neutral can leave more emphasis on the masonry. Compare the same body color with both before adding a dark painted accent.

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More example homes

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Midcentury modern; smooth stucco-like; gray butterfly roof; tan and gray stacked-stone entry pier.American foursquare inspired; horizontal lap siding; charcoal gray hipped with central hipped dormer roof; red-brick porch piers; red-brick chimney; brick garden path; concrete steps.Craftsman bungalow; horizontal lap siding; dark brown gray broad side roof with central shed dormer roof; rounded gray-tan river-stone porch piers; red-brick path.