How do I choose color for my front door of my red brick home?

Any color that floats your boat! A sunny yellow would be pretty. So would the right shade of blue. Or go classic with white or black. Just depends what you want to do - stand out and make a statement or blend in.

Hi Annie, Collect a Colour Paint Card from DIY to match up to bricks or take a brick to the DIY, or go for Turquoise........

Go on pinterest and search for brick exteriors to see what color combos speak to you.

Hopefully you don't have an HOA, otherwise you will most likely have to get the color approved. You should chose a color you like and something to compliment your house. I love bright doors because they really make the house pop.

Find a red paint color chip that matches your house color. Take it to the hardware store and let your eye go to the colors that you like. Pick out about four or five colors that attract your eye and get samples made. Take them home and paint some large pieces of cardboard and place them against your door. Then step back in your yard and see which ones you like. Keep trying until you find the one that makes you smile the most. And that will be your color. Don't worry about your neighbors. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks. If this is the color that makes you smile when you drive up, this is the color for you. 😍

The complementary color to red is green. But I think red brick is more of an exterior neutral so you can do any color and have it work. Pick a color that you enjoy and then look at different values of that color. Let's say you pick purple. Well, it can go to the blue side or the red side. The same with your bricks, do they lean a little to the orange side of red? The complement to orange is blue, so your purple should go more to the blue side. That is speaking in pure color. Now you would decide how much white you want to dilute your color. Do you want your purple to be a dark, rich jewel tone or a bright lilac? Adding a little black will mute the tone. This works with all colors. A close look at a color wheel will help you understand how color works.

If you don't have a color in mind pick a color that you use inside your home and let your door be a preview of what is on the other side. Don't be afraid to let your freak flag fly, it is only paint.

I’m afraid my Freak Flying would be against HOA restrictions. Ha! Thank you V for you lesson in color theory. Very informative. I’m gonna keep this.

Find a crayon or marker same color. Color a large spot, then try different colors. Your paint store can match the color of the crayon you vvhose.

I want to add, everybodies eyes see color differently. You want something that pleases your eye.