THE SECRET TO COLOR SUCCESS Exterior design made easy.
We make choosing color fun. Choosing the colors for your home s exterior should be fun but knowing where to start isn t always easy. We created this color and design guide to give you a few ideas for putting together a great new look for your home. So sit back, relax and, most of all, be brave. Choosing color is easier than you think. Colors throughout this brochure are simulated. Consult product samples before final selection.
How to use this color guide. Vytec can help take the guesswork out of choosing exterior colors. We ve put together some of the best siding and trim color combinations, and organized them by light, medium and dark colors. Here are a few tips to help you choose what you like best. The Vytec color palette. Twilight Gray/ Estate Gray Redwood Tundra Moss/ Sage Green Forest Clipper Gray Southwestern Sand/ Terra Clay Sierra Brown Lakeshore Blue Harbour White Autumn Leaf Shoreline Desert Irish Linen Spring Meadow Smokestone Country Almond Antique Ivory Castle Stone/ Storm Autumn Ash Canyon Ridge Sandalwood Horizon Blue Gather your ideas. Look at magazines, or drive around your neighborhood to see what you like best. Having an idea of what colors you really like can make choosing your home s exterior a lot easier. Consider the things about your home that won t change. Your roof and any brick or stone accents can give you a place to start when choosing a color scheme. Take a look at your home s best features. Color can be used to highlight features like dormers. Contrasting trim can draw attention to unique architecture. Remember to look at real color samples. Ask your contractor to show you samples of the colors you like best. It is also helpful to take samples outside to see how the color looks next to any brick, stone or wood on your home s exterior.
finish your home perfectly with accessories. Accessories like soffit and corner systems, shakes and shutters can make a big difference in your home s look. With a range of colors to choose from, accessories add texture and style to your home s exterior and can enhance your home s architectural design. Soffit and Corner System Accessories Accessories like corner posts and soffits are essential to any vinyl siding installation. Add accessories in a contrasting color for a design that makes a statement. Shakes Accent pieces are most often used to highlight dormers or gable peaks. Choose a darker or lighter color than your siding to create contrast and draw the eye upward. Shakes have a crisp, clean and somewhat rustic appeal. Shutters Shutters add tons of visual appeal to your home, and can add a dash of color too. Shutters in a dark color are a dramatic focal point against a light siding color. Shutters in a color that s just a shade darker than your siding create a subtler visual highlight.
be bold with color. Siding isn t just white these days. Today s hot colors are bolder, darker and inspired by nature. Vytec s Prestige siding gives you a selection of rich, dark colors that will set your home apart in classic style. These colors look beautiful on virtually any type of home and are well suited to work with stone, brick or wood that you may already have in place. The TruColor advantage. When you re choosing new siding for your home, you want to be sure it will look its best years after the project is done. Vytec siding is the only siding available that s backed by TruColor Protection Technology. This exclusive color protection formula virtually eliminates the weathering that you ll find with other vinyl siding brands. Backed by a TruColor Protection Technology Warranty* It s some of the best protection in the business and it s only from Vytec. * TruColor Protection Technology Warranty does not apply to all products sold by Vytec. See actual warranty for details.
Go light. A softer, lighter palette. Light colors can make a small home look larger. They can also create softness if your architectural style has hard lines. But light doesn t have to mean white or boring. Look below to see how using light colors can make a bold statement. Dark Gray Roof brown/red Roof Medium gray Roof Siding: White Trim: Autumn Leaf Siding: White Siding: Sierra Brown Trim: Autumn Leaf Siding: Antique Ivory Trim: Sierra Brown Siding: Clipper Gray Siding: Autumn Ash Siding: Autumn Ash Siding: Antique Ivory Siding: White Trim: Horizon Blue Siding: Clipper Gray Siding: Desert Trim: Autumn Ash Siding: Clipper Gray
Vytec Design Idea #1: Gable Accents Turning a house into a home is all about the details. Consider the addition of Shakes as a gable accent, in either complementary or contrasting color, to create interest and greater curb appeal. Vytec offers a broad color palette including bold, dark colors for a distinctive style. medium brown Roof Light gray roof light brown roof Siding: White Trim: Autumn Leaf Siding: White Siding: Antique Ivory Trim: Autumn Leaf Siding: Antique Ivory Trim: Sierra Brown Siding: Clipper Gray Siding: Autumn Ash Siding: Autumn Ash Siding: Antique Ivory Siding: White Trim: Sierra Brown Siding: Clipper Gray Siding: Desert Trim: Autumn Ash Siding: Sierra Brown Trim: Canyon Ridge
take yours medium. Subtle style that s easy on the eye. Medium-tone colors give a home a subtle, warm look that works with virtually every architectural style. Add trim a shade darker for a subtle tone-on-tone effect, or choose a dark accent color for a more dramatic result. Dark Gray Roof brown/red Roof Medium gray Roof Siding: Spring Meadow Trim: Spring Meadow Siding: Southwestern Sand Siding: Lakeshore Blue Siding: Autumn Leaf Trim: Sierra Brown Siding: Autumn Leaf Siding: Castle Stone Trim: Antique Ivory Siding: Tundra Moss Siding: Spring Meadow Siding: Canyon Ridge Trim: Sierra Brown Siding: Castle Stone Siding: Canyon Ridge Trim: Antique Ivory Siding: Autumn Leaf
Vytec Design Idea #2: Let your roof be your guide. You probably already know that your siding color should complement your roof. But if you look closely at your shingles you may see a few tiny accent colors that inspire a bold exterior color scheme. These little color fragments can t always be seen at street level, but choosing siding in one of those colors is likely to create a fresh, pleasing look. medium brown Roof black roof Dark brown roof Siding: Canyon Ridge Trim: Antique Ivory Siding: Tundra Moss Siding: Spring Meadow Trim: Autumn Leaf Siding: Lakeshore Blue Siding: Castle Stone Siding: Lakeshore Blue Siding: Spring Meadow Trim: Tundra Moss/Sage Green Siding: Twilight Gray Trim: Clipper Gray Siding: Autumn Leaf Siding: Tundra Moss Siding: Lakeshore Blue Siding: Canyon Ridge
get ready to go dark. Bold colors take center stage in today s designs. Nothing creates drama like bold color on your home s exterior. Today s dark siding colors use state-of-the-art technology to ensure lasting color integrity. Inspired by the colors of nature, these strong colors add smart style to nearly any home. Dark Gray Roof brown/red Roof Medium gray Roof Siding: Harbor Trim: Castle Stone/Storm Siding: Smokestone Trim: Antique Ivory Siding: Harbor Trim: Clipper Gray Siding: Forest Siding: Forest Siding: Redwood Siding: Smokestone Siding: Harbor Siding: Smokestone Siding: Redwood Siding: Shoreline Siding: Forest
Vytec Design Idea #3: Let landscaping play a role in your exterior design. The shrubs and flowers in your yard play an integral role in the overall picture of your home s exterior. If you have a light color scheme, your landscaping should also incorporate soft colors, like pinks, purples and yellows. Bolder siding colors look best with dark green shrubbery, and flowers in bold yellows or white colors that pop out against the dark background. medium brown Roof black roof Dark brown roof Siding: Forest Trim: Country Almond Siding: Redwood Siding: Forest Siding: Harbor Siding: Forest Siding: Redwood Siding: Shoreline Siding: Smokestone Siding: Harbor Trim: Clipper Gray Siding: Smokestone Siding: Harbor Siding: Smokestone
THE PROS TRUST VYTEC. When it comes to the products he sells, your contractor makes his choices as carefully as you would. That s why he chooses vinyl siding from Vytec. We stand behind the products we make. Continued advancements make us a manufacturer you can rely on for innovative, high performing products. It s this dedication to our craft that makes Vytec a partner your contractor can trust and one you can trust, too. Pub. No. 59395. 1/13 Vytec. For additional information visit our Web site at www.vytec.com or call 1-800-265-2230.