The Color of Shingles for a Tan House

Contrasting Black

• Because your home color is light, selecting a dark shingle may be desirable as doing so will create contrast. Top your home with dark black shingles to provide contrast for the lighter tan. Use black all-in-one hue or variegated depths of black, creating even more contrast and excitement on your home exterior.

Rustic Rust

• Top your tan home with shingles in another earthy color: rustic rust. Select rust-colored shingle tiles to overlap on your home's roof to give it a natural and relatively neutral look. If you select this shingle option, outfit your home with rust-colored shutters as well as a rust front door to tie everything together.

Moss Green

• For an eco-inspired look, choose mossy green shingles. Select shingles in various shades of moss for your roof. Making this earthy selection is particularly appropriate if your house is in a highly wooded area as the shingles can make your home appear to fit ideally in with the trees and other surrounding natural features.

Bold Navy

• Create contrast with a dark shingle, in a bold and attention getting hue. Select shingles in a deep navy hue to place on your rooftop for a funky and fresh look. The depth of color in this sky-inspired hue will likely stand out from the tan, creating a visually pleasing contrast. Echo this hue in other elements that you feature on your home, such as the house numbers as well as the mailbox.

Mixed Browns

• If brown suits your fancy, use this common color for your shingles. Select browns in an assortment of hues to create a variegated-looking rooftop. Take care to select a brown that is several shades darker than the tan that covers the majority of your home to ensure that you have adequate contrast and that your shingles don’t simply mix in with the rest of your home exterior.