Please help me with a color for the front door!

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The siding is green and the door has never been painted.  I did prime the trim around door with white but I am having a hard time finding a color for the door and wondering if I should paint the trim the same as the door or try to match the beige soffit and fascia. I would like to add color but haven't found the right one.

Z · Answer

I think it would be nice to pick up the color in the reddish rock/bark you have in the garden. Red and green are opposites, therefore complementary colors on the color wheel, so it's a good choice color wise, but I also like leaning a little more rust as in the rock/bark. I did a picture of both colors for you. 
 I had to enlarge your very tiny photo in order to see any of the colors in your garden so it's a bit on the blurry side. If you can add a larger photo I'll be happy to try other colors for you. I would leave the trim painted light to highlight the door instead of painting it to match the door as you asked.

Marcia · Answer

Red is great but my preference would go towards a raspberry tone.

Krista Brown Lafave · Answer

I say gray

Carolyn Kelso-Bell · Answer

I would go with a nice red burgundy..

Janet Pizaro · Answer

I would not like red tones against green.It is hard to see what kind of green this truly is based on the picture. My advice would be get paint chips that look like your color and scroll with them against other colors. Also keep in mind the roof color.

Margele Frumusele · Answer

regal blue, dark fuchsia tones or ivoire

Joanie · Answer

A stone color. Brown gray in tone.

Lindy · Answer

I'd paint the fascia the same as the other trim in a creamy white, and the door a pale yellow, not a school bus yellow, but subtle. Second choice is to go with the match on the fascia/ soffit (beige? stone?) but that won't 'pop', just blend in. You could hang colorful wreaths on the door to bring in your 'pop' with the neutral background though or perhaps something to the right of the door on that large blank space. I find that getting rid of the road block to my finished product often solves the problem or stops over thinking it.

Renee · Answer

Is the house color gray or green?

D fuhrman · Answer

i think a burgundy shade would be nice with the green

Delanie · Answer

If you want color, go bold!  A mustard yellow or a deep orange would be gorgeous with your dark green siding!  I have beige/tan brick on my house and I painted my front doors orange and I love it!  Those colors really pop and look great from the street!  No worries at Christmas, either.  You could use green wreaths with red, if your door was yellow, and gold if your door was orange!

Gayle · Answer

The door needs to be welcoming & stand out.....plum or deeper yellow.  Add pots of opants to add life & color .

Joan · Answer

Orangey cinnamon, lacquer red, deep plum, or maybe a very dark midnight navy. Get some paint chips and tape them to the side of the house and LOOK.

Shelby Renee Pringle · Answer

Get a color wheel at the hardware store to help determine what colors compliment each other. I believe lavender and purple hues compliment green but others do also. The colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are the ones considered complimetary to each other. It doesn't have to match everything else to look nice, especially if you go with a bold color. A little goes a long way.

Damian · Answer

WHITE! and the hand rails and Balustrading white as well, that will give it a clean look.

Tracy Atkin · Answer

Yellow, orange, or (thinking outside of the box) metallic gold.

Jan · Answer

Dark Cranberry the only color that will pop

Lucymccowin · Answer

how about burnt orange,cream trim

Kathryn Peltier · Answer

This mossy shade of green actually works as a neutral, so most colors woudl work against it for the door. However, having said that, as Shelby Renee Pringle recommended, the color opposite on the color wheel will provide the best contrast and pop. In your case, a pretty deep coral would be nice or the lavender Shelby suggested. Another color that would work would be a periwinkle blue. A front door is the lead-in to the interior of your home, so if you have any of these colors inside, pick that for the front door. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/58828338854402185/

Heather Bushem · Answer

Buttery yellow or reddish/cranberry

Charlene Hunt-Anderson · Answer

the same green only 3 -4 shades lighter

Bonnie · Answer

Turquoise looks fabulous with green! Or cobalt blue!

Kea Interiors · Answer

A maroon/burgundy door would look great. Add some burgundy or red and white/cream pillows on your bench to add extra character :-)

Lynette · Answer

Thank you all for your awesome comments. I really wanted a soft yellow but now I am thinking a cranberry would look nice. I will let you know

Donna Gilbert · Answer

I would paint the door cranberry/red and a buttercream for the trim.

Darren · Answer

Vivid Purple. :-)

Denise Boyce · Answer

Brick red with a terra cotta under tone or cashmere yellow

CK · Answer

When I first saw the pic, it looked like dark gray siding on my monitor. There's a house near us that has dark gray siding, white trim and a black front door. It's stunning. But....anyway....you have green siding. ;-) My suggestion is to pick a color that gets repeated in your flowers in spring/summer/fall and one that you totally love! The front door color is a nice way to have representation of your personality!

Style-Sack · Answer

I have seen bright Yellow being used and it looks fab. Why not go 'bright? be daring LOL 
 (Do a Google search on 'Hampton Houses' and view pictures)

Marlene Haigh · Answer

i agree a bright color to make your entrance pop! Tie it together with a couple of matching assessories on the porch.

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