# The Best Paint Colors for a Colonial Exterior
If you live in a colonial-style home and want to paint it in authentic period colors, look beyond ordinary white or other subdued colors. Some of the most popular exterior house colors during colonial times were bright and complex. It was popular for affluent colonists to paint their homes with cobalt blue. The pigments to manufacture blue paint were expensive and for the colonists it was one way to show off their wealth.
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Simple Color Scheme
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One popular color scheme for a colonial house is to paint the body of the house yellow. Paint the trim white, and the shutters and front door deep green.
Simple Color Scheme Number 2
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A slightly more colorful option is to paint the siding beige with dark chocolate brown trim. Make the front door stand out by painting it and the shutters yellow-orange.
Color Scheme for Affluent Household
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To utilize the bright blue that wealthier colonists used for exterior house paint, begin by painting the siding of the house light to medium gray. Apply reddish brown paint to the trim and paint the front door and shutters deep blue.
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