When we say “going green,” we mean it literally
When you’re browsing for colors to paint the outside of your house, don’t forget about green. Though not the most common choice for exteriors, green can do a lot of different things for your façade. Trying to create a secret garden escape? A light green will make your dreams a reality. Want to find harmony with the forestry surrounding your home? There's a tree-inspired green that will help you do just that.
The following exterior green house colors show you the full range of what this pigment has to offer. Plus, we’ll give you some of the best available paint colors for each specific hue so you can start your mood board. No matter what kind of effect you’re trying to achieve, you’re sure to find an exterior green color that fits your vision in the list below.
You don’t need to click any ruby heels together to find an emerald green exterior house paint that would make Oz proud. This shade is among the more “in-your-face” hues that green has to offer, and it will make any house stand out. Everything from modern to Victorian architectural styles will complement this shade. Emerald pairs particularly well with white, blue, and gray trim and doorways.
For inspiration:
Backdrop Troop Beverly Hills
BEHR® Solitary Tree
Dunn-Edwards Later Gator
Sherwin-Williams Derbyshire
"I really appreciated [the pro’s] ideas on how we could paint our house. We were thinking of going with all one color, and he suggested adding a second color to the siding, and a third color to the trim. It turned out looking great, much better than if we'd painted the house one color."
- Mike and Lynn H., Angi customers from Seattle, Washington
Transport yourself to the vineyards of Italy on a daily basis with an earthy sage green exterior house paint. This color is light and muted, making it a great option for infusing your home with style while also remaining neutral.
Sage pairs especially well with brown, tan, and wood features, like a porch made from pine or a mud-colored rooftop. It looks especially at home on contemporary and bungalow-style structures.
For inspiration:
Benjamin Moore® Saybrook Sage
BEHR® Mountain Sage
Dunn-Edwards Gardening
Sherwin-Williams Soft Sage
Whether you live in a heavily-wooded area or not, forest green is an excellent dark green exterior house paint to have on your radar. This highly saturated hue attracts heat, making it an ideal option for cold climates.
The deep shade is just tinted enough to make a statement without sticking out. Homes painted with this color will blend right in with both nature and city surroundings, making it an excellent choice for everything from barndominium house colors to the front of a townhouse.
For inspiration:
Sherwin-Williams Dard Hunter Green
Benjamin Moore® Black Forest Green
BEHR® Chard
Benjamin Moore® Colonial Verdigris
If you’re on the hunt for eye-catching exterior house paint colors, look no further than cactus green. This bright, almost fluorescent shade will liven up both your home and entire block while also blending in nicely with a well-kept grass lawn and hot-weather plants. Plus, since this color is lighter, it will minimize the amount of heat your house traps, making this an excellent choice for homes in areas where the weather is consistently hot.
For inspiration:
Sherwin-Williams Overt Green
Dunn-Edwards Lime Sorbet
BEHR® Fresh Apple
Backdrop Pretty Ugly
The island lifestyle will never feel far away if you paint the outside of your house in a shade like olive green. Although you can use olive green as the dominant color on home exteriors, it’s also an excellent choice for painting shutters and window trim—especially when paired with terra cotta or taupe stucco walls.
For inspiration:
Benjamin Moore® Sweet Vibrations
Sherwin-Williams Parakeet
Benjamin Moore® Olive Tree
Sherwin-Williams Leapfrog
If you love the idea of an earthy color like dark forest green but want something with a little more subtlety, turn to moss green. This shade has tints of medium green mixed in with deep pine needle hues, and it will deliver a punch of color you won’t regret. Pair it with raw wood elements or brown and tan features to build an oasis that calms you down from the minute you set eyes on your property.
For inspiration:
Dunn-Edwards Gothic Revival Green
Sherwin-Williams Cucuzza Verde
PPG Moss Green
Glidden® Walkstone Moss
No roundup of exterior green house colors would be complete without mint green. Mint is a trendy shade for a reason: It’s light enough to be neutral, vibrant enough to stand out, and adaptable to so many different architectural styles.
Create a charming escape by adding a coat of this paint to your cottage-style home. Or use it to infuse an older home with a modern 21st-century touch. In particular, this hue is one of the best paint colors for a colonial house.
For inspiration:
Dunn-Edwards Misty Lawn
BEHR® Mint Parfait
Sherwin-Williams Mint Condition
PPG New Mint Green
This shade of green offers many of the same benefits as mint green but with a more subtle touch. Although still totally vibrant, the color’s underlying blue tones will provide a neutral calm to the outside of your house. Pair it with dark blues or bright white features to create an eye-catching contrast.
For inspiration:
Dunn-Edwards Peaceful Pastures
Sherwin-Williams Reclining Green
Benjamin Moore® Bud Green
Farrow & Ball Arsenic
Green-gray is about as neutral as green can get, but that definitely doesn’t mean that this shade is boring. Smoky undertones in the paint will keep your home’s exterior grounded and neutral, while a subtle splash of green sets it apart from other strictly gray paints.
Use green-gray as your primary color and pair it with dark green or navy blue for painting trim and doorways, or flip the script and try it the other way around. Either way, you’ll be glad you chose green-gray.
For inspiration:
Farrow & Ball Green Smoke
BEHR® Muted Sage
Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore® Herb Bouquet
This mix of brown and green is both an excellent neutral that can suit any abode and a unique pick that will set your home apart from the rest. Army green pairs well with both light and dark finishes, whether that’s bright white window sills or a dark brown garage door.
Don’t feel like painting all those elements yourself? Hire an exterior painter near you so you don’t have to worry about it.
For inspiration:
Dunn-Edwards Vegetable Garden
Sherwin-Williams Basque Green
Benjamin Moore® G.I. Green
PPG Frog’s Legs
If you want to keep your facade as neutral as possible, light green is one of the best exterior paint colors for doing just that. It’s so neutral that you might barely be able to tell it contains any green from a quick glance alone.
This subtle green will draw attention to both your home and the surrounding greenery you’ve worked hard to cultivate. When choosing colors to pair it with, opt for light shades of blue and white for the most appealing palette.
For inspiration:
Sherwin-Williams Serendipity
Dunn-Edwards Lime Slice
Sherwin-Williams Spinach White
Glidden® Rainsong
