Compared to dark colors light colors such as white light bronze beige and peach are better at reflecting the sun s heat rather than absorbing it into the building.
Metal roof colors for white house.
White and red create a strong visual contrast while the creamy shades have a slightly lower contrast and add certain warmth to the overall exterior design.
The item that every home owner can easily relate to.
Practically speaking color considerations don t matter.
Red roof color or shades close to red are a suitable choice and work very well when combined with with pale shades of yellow cream and peach.
These light colors are often referred to as cool metal roofing colors.
Perhaps asphalt shingles are so widely used because they can work well with most home styles and its easier to replace a shingle roof.
This guide focuses on color selection.
White beige bronze sand light blue etc reflect the sun s rays a lot better than darker ones thus keeping your home cooler in the summer.
Compared to asphalt a white metal roof can be as much as 50 60 degrees cooler in the summer.
Metallic colors such as silver light gray light blueish tones and yes even white if your home s siding provides a good contrast with the color of the metal roof.
Initially copper is a distinct bright orange brown color.
You can remove the metal roof by choosing the red x and can hide un hide the photo and color selectors using the arrows.
Begin by selecting a photo from the left.
Metal roofing is a bit more versatile but generally looks good with bold colors like black or green.
Styles relate to the shape of the metal when installed on a roof such as standing seam corrugated panels or tiles.
Then add a metal roof by selecting a color from above.
Light metal roofing colors such as.
As the metal oxidizes with the air over its first 20 years it slowly changes to different hues of brown and gray before developing a striking blue green patina.
For a lighter color metal roof you may consider off white colors such as beige.