What are the exterior house colours for 2027?

The 2027 colours of the year

Benjamin Moore named Webster Green HC-130 its Colour of the Year 2027 on October 14, 2026. It is a confident, classic green, and the brand built a palette of seven colours around it, including White Down, Nelson Blue, Shakespeare Tan, Antique Copper, Wild Aster, Durango and Townsend Harbour Brown. Outside, Benjamin Moore suggests it for a welcoming front door.

Sherwin-Williams, together with HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, chose Celery SW 6421 on September 15, 2026. It is a soft, airy green with a hint of yellow, picked to reflect wellness and balance. Its coordinating colours include White Flour, Woven Wicker, Artichoke and Georgian Bay. Celery is presented mainly as an interior colour, so check that it comes in an exterior product before you plan a whole house around it.

Put the two together and the direction is clear. The big brands are betting on green, warm whites and earthy browns.

What that looks like on the outside of a house

• Deep greens on siding, or on one part of the house such as an upper storey or the entry. A dark, muted green sits well against trees and works in every season.
• A green front door is the easiest and cheapest way to use the 2027 colours, and the easiest to change later.
• Warm whites and creams for trim and stucco, rather than the stark bright whites and cool greys of the last decade.
• Earthy tans and browns, such as the copper and dark brown in the Benjamin Moore palette, on siding, soffits and garage doors.
• Natural wood or wood-look accents at the entry and soffits, which pair well with green and warm white.
• Trim painted the same colour as the siding, which makes a house look calmer and more modern and has been gaining ground for a few years.

Are black windows and white houses over?

Not yet. Black window frames on a white or light house have been one of the most popular combinations of the last few years, and they still look good. If you are choosing windows now, black and very dark bronze frames will work with most of the 2027 colours, including deep green and warm white.

What dates faster is the very cold version of the look, with a bright white body, grey stone and black everything else. Warming up the white or adding wood at the entry brings the same idea forward.

Sun, heat and fading

Strong sun fades colour, and it is worse at high altitude and on south and west walls. We see this every year in Calgary, which gets more than 330 sunny days a year at over 1,000 metres. Strong colours, especially reds, bright blues and saturated greens, fade fastest, so expect a deep green on a sunny wall to need repainting sooner than a soft neutral.

Dark colours also get hot. A dark wall in full sun can reach temperatures that warp vinyl siding that is not rated for dark colours. If you want a dark colour on vinyl, choose a factory colour made for it, and read the warranty before you paint vinyl a darker shade than it came in. Fibre cement with a factory finish and stucco with an acrylic finish both handle dark colours better.

Start with what you are not changing

Most houses have parts that will not change colour, such as the roof, stone or brick, window frames and concrete. Those should drive the palette, not a colour chip you liked online.

A brown roof, for example, wants warm colours on the walls, and a cool green can look off beside it. Grey stone suits cooler greens and greys. If the roof is due for replacement anyway, choose the roof and the siding together.

Choosing colours by house style

Our guide to Calgary house styles by decade shows what each era of house tends to look like, and most of it applies to suburbs across Canada.

Rules that may limit your choice

Many newer communities have architectural guidelines, homeowners' association rules or restrictive covenants that control exterior colours. Heritage districts and designated historic homes often have their own rules too. Check your title and your local rules before you buy paint.

Repainting rarely needs a permit. Changing from one cladding material to another, or changing window and door sizes, often does, so check with your city before you start.

How to test exterior colours properly

• Use large samples, at least a square metre, painted on board you can move around.
• Look at them on a north wall and a south wall, because the same colour looks very different in shade and in full sun.
• Check them in the morning, at midday and in the evening, and on a cloudy day.
• Stand at the street, where people actually see the house, not right up against the wall.
• Colours look lighter and brighter outside than on a chip, so go a shade or two darker than you think.
• If you get snow, picture the house against white for months of the year. Some greens and browns look richer against snow, and some greys disappear.

Paint, or new siding in a new colour?

Repainting stucco or fibre cement is the cheapest way to change the colour of a house. Stucco can also be recoated with a new coloured acrylic finish, which hides old patches at the same time. Vinyl can be painted with products made for vinyl, but only in colours that will not overheat it.

If the siding is worn out or damaged anyway, new siding in a factory colour lasts longer than paint. Our guide to stucco or siding compares the main materials.

The same trends are happening inside

The move toward warm, natural colours is happening inside homes too. Our guides to home trends for 2027 in Canada and kitchen trends for 2027 show how it plays out in kitchens, floors and cabinets.

Planning a new exterior

Colour is the part people enjoy most, but it works best when it is chosen with the materials, the windows and the roof. If you are in the Calgary area, our exterior renovations page shows the kind of work we do, from new siding and stucco to full exterior redesigns.