Exterior Paint Visualizer
This exterior paint visualizer lets you virtually paint your house exterior from a photo and compare whole color schemes.
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AfterBeforeHouse Color Visualizer: Upload a Photo of Your Home
Siding is selected to start. Add trim, shutters or doors, pick a main color, and name any second color in the notes.
AfterBeforeNavy Siding, White Trim
Illustrative paint concept
Exterior House Color Visualizer Examples
Six houses, nine color schemes. Each pair starts from the same photo, with the roof, windows, brick and planting meant to stay put. These are illustrative AI previews, so small details can shift.
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Navy Blue Siding with White Trim
AfterBeforeWarm White Siding with Black Trim and Doors
AfterBeforeCharcoal Siding, White Trim and a Black Door
AfterBeforeSage Green Siding with Cream Trim
AfterBeforeWhite Trim and Door on Unpainted Red Brick
AfterBeforeForest Green Front Door on a Brick House
AfterBeforeSage Green Vinyl Siding on a Ranch House
AfterBeforeTaupe Siding and a Barn Red Door Above Brick
AfterBeforeCharcoal Board and Batten with White Trim
The basics
What Is an Exterior House Paint Visualizer?
An exterior house paint color visualizer repaints a photo of your home on screen. You choose which surfaces change (siding, trim, shutters, garage door or front door), pick a main color and, if you like, name a second color for one surface in the notes. The AI is instructed to keep the roof, windows, unpainted brick and stone, the siding profile and the landscaping, so two previews differ by paint alone.
Think of this virtual exterior paint visualizer as a house color simulator for narrowing the list, not a color guarantee. Your screen, the photo’s exposure and the time of day all shift how a color reads, and the result is an AI-edited image rather than a brand-matched rendering. Use it to get from twenty chips to two, then paint large sample boards and look at them on the house.
- Works on a photo of your own house, not a stock model
- 5 surfaces to repaint together or one at a time
- 16 exterior colors plus a custom hex field
- Built to keep the roof, windows, brick and planting
Why Use an Exterior Home Paint Visualizer?
What the best exterior paint visualizer should do, and how this one handles each point.
1. Your house, not a template
A color that looks right in a magazine can clash with your roof or brick. Judging it on your own photo shows the clash before the painter does.
2. Pick from 5 surfaces
Siding, trim, front door, shutters and garage door can change together or one at a time, so a front door refresh leaves the rest of the facade alone.
3. Choose from 16 colors
Curated exterior shades from crisp whites to near-black, or paste the hex code of a paint chip you already have.
4. Whole schemes in one run
Name a trim, shutter or door color in the notes and it is used on that surface only, so one preview shows body, trim and accent together.
5. Structure stays put
The roof, windows, siding profile, masonry and planting are on the keep list. Check each result against your photo all the same.
6. Free credits to start
New accounts get signup credits to try the AI house paint visualizer free. Each preview uses 10 credits; your balance is shown in the workspace.
Color options
Exterior House Colors You Can Try
16 exterior colors in four families, from whites and creams to deep accents. Any of them can go on the siding, trim, shutters or doors, or paste a custom hex code.
Pure White
Whites and creams: crisp trim that sharpens dark siding.
Warm White
Whites and creams: soft white body for farmhouse siding.
Cream
Whites and creams: gentler than white beside red brick.
Butter Yellow
Whites and creams: pale cottage body; keep the trim white.
Greige
Earthy neutrals: neutral body that hides dust and pollen.
Taupe
Earthy neutrals: warm, khaki-like body above a brick base.
Soft Gray
Earthy neutrals: cool mid-tone; pairs with white trim.
Clay Brown
Earthy neutrals: wood-tone doors beside stone.
Sage Green
Greens and blues: muted green that settles into planting.
Forest Green
Greens and blues: deep accent for shutters and doors.
Dusty Blue
Greens and blues: coastal body color with white trim.
Slate Blue
Greens and blues: blue-gray for siding or shutters.
Navy Blue
Deep accents: deep body color with crisp white trim.
Charcoal
Deep accents: modern body color or near-black trim.
Soft Black
Deep accents: window trim, doors and shutters.
Barn Red
Deep accents: classic front door or barn-style siding.
Swatches are a starting point, not a paint match. Once a scheme looks right here, paint a large sample board and stand it against your siding in morning and late-afternoon light before ordering.
How to Paint Your House Online from a Photo
Photograph the front of your house
Stand across the street in daylight with the whole facade in frame, no cars in the driveway and no deep shadow across the siding. PNG, JPG or WebP up to 10MB.
Choose surfaces and a main color
Siding is selected by default. Add trim, shutters or doors, pick a color from the palette or paste a hex code, and name any second color in the notes.
Compare schemes, then sample
Run two or three schemes on the same photo, compare them in History or download them, and buy samples of the two you keep coming back to.
Choose Exterior Colors with Your House in View
Coordinate Siding, Trim and Door Colors
Most exteriors use three colors: a body color on the siding, a trim color that outlines windows and corners, and an accent on the front door or shutters. Select the surfaces, choose the body color, then write the trim and door colors in the notes. Or tick only the front door for a one-afternoon project.
Try a Color Scheme
Try 2026 Exterior Paint Colors on Your House
Paint makers’ picks for 2026 lean warm and earthy: khaki and greige neutrals, muted gray-greens, deep browns and soft whites. Taupe, Greige, Sage Green, Clay Brown and Warm White sit in that direction. See one on your own siding before you commit to a trend that will be on the house for a decade.
Try a 2026 Color
Repaint Trim and Doors Around Brick or Stone
Unpainted brick and stone are on the keep list, so you can test new trim or a door color on a brick house without planning to paint the masonry. Creams and warm whites are a common choice beside orange-red brick; compare one with a crisp white on your own photo. Want new siding or stone veneer instead of paint? That is a materials change.
Change Materials Instead
Check Your Shortlist in Real Daylight
The preview renders paint in your photo’s own light; it does not simulate other times of day. Paint usually looks lighter outdoors than on a chip, and a north-facing wall reads cooler than a sunny one, so put sample boards on both and check them morning, noon and evening.
Preview a Color
Compare Your Favorite Color Schemes
Generate another scheme from the same photo, then compare results in History or download them. Reversing a scheme, dark body with light trim against light body with dark trim, is a quick way to learn which you prefer. Each run uses credits, so shortlist from the palette first.
Compare Two Schemes2026 exterior house colors
Popular Exterior House Colors 2026: Siding, Trim and Door Schemes
The first five follow the warm, earthy direction of the 2026 color forecasts; the last four are long-running classics. Every color is in the palette above, so you can try any row on your own photo.
| Look | Siding | Trim | Front door | Shutters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft white farmhouse | Warm White | Soft Black | Clay Brown | Skip, or match the trim |
| Moody charcoal | Charcoal | Warm White | Clay Brown | Skip, or match the trim |
| Warm greige | Greige | Warm White | Forest Green | Forest Green |
| Khaki above brick | Taupe | Cream | Barn Red | Skip, or match the trim |
| Sage cottage | Sage Green | Warm White | Forest Green | Forest Green |
| Classic navy | Navy Blue | Pure White | Butter Yellow | Skip, or match the trim |
| Soft gray and charcoal | Soft Gray | Pure White | Charcoal | Charcoal |
| Coastal blue | Dusty Blue | Pure White | Navy Blue | Skip, or match the trim |
| Butter yellow cottage | Butter Yellow | Pure White | Slate Blue | Slate Blue |
Design suggestions, not sales rankings. The names are this palette’s own shades, not brand matches; paste a brand’s hex code into the custom field to try its exact chip.
Before you buy paint
Exterior Paint Sheen for Siding, Trim and Doors
Once the colors are settled, the sheen decides how they read up close. Typical choices by surface:
| Surface | Typical sheen | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Siding and body walls | Flat or satin | Low shine hides surface flaws across large areas; satin sheds dirt a little better. |
| Trim, fascia and corner boards | Satin or semi-gloss | A little shine outlines the house and wipes clean. |
| Front door | Semi-gloss or gloss | Handled daily; a higher sheen cleans easily and draws the eye. |
| Shutters | Satin or semi-gloss | Usually matched to the trim; stands up to weather. |
| Garage door | Satin or semi-gloss | A big, often-touched surface that should wipe clean. |
| Brick and stone | Usually left unpainted | Painting masonry is hard to reverse and needs a breathable masonry coating. |
General guidance. Follow the paint maker’s instructions for your siding material (wood, fiber cement, vinyl or stucco). The visualizer previews color; it has no sheen setting.
Who Uses an Exterior Paint Visualizer
Homeowners repainting before a quote
Settle body, trim and door colors at home, then hand the painter a picture and a color list instead of a vague description. Painting inside as well? The same approach works room by room, and new cladding or roofing belongs to a full exterior redesign.
New builds and additions
No house to photograph yet? Turn your floor plan into a photoreal front elevation, then upload that render here to test siding and trim colors. Results are best when the render looks like a photo, with the whole facade in view.
Curb appeal before a sale
A fresh exterior color is one of the first things buyers see from the street. Pair it with the yard: preview new planting with AI landscape design and a new deck with the deck designer, using photos of the same house.
Exterior Paint Visualizer Questions
Free to start: new accounts receive signup credits, so you can try this exterior house paint AI free before paying anything. Each preview costs 10 credits, and how many you can run depends on your balance. Sign in to generate; free requests may wait in a short queue.
Yes, and that is the only way this tool works: to color a house, it edits the photo you give it rather than inventing one from a description. Upload a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 10MB, taken from the street in daylight. The result is an AI-edited image for choosing colors, not a painter’s specification.
Yes. There is no house color change app to install: this home color visualizer runs in a web browser on a phone or a computer, so you can photograph the house and upload the picture straight from your camera roll. Results are saved to History while you are signed in, and each preview can be downloaded.
The 2026 color-of-the-year picks from major paint makers lean warm and earthy: khaki and greige neutrals, muted gray-greens, deep browns and soft whites, with near-black trim still common on modern farmhouses. Forecasts are trend picks, not sales rankings, and the best exterior color is still the one that suits your roof and brick. The scheme table above turns that direction into combinations you can try here.
Yes. Siding, trim, front door, shutters and garage door are separate choices, so untick the siding and select only the surface you want. A front door on its own is a quick way to try a bold accent such as Barn Red or Forest Green.
It is instructed not to. Unpainted brick and stone, the roof and roofing material, window glass, the siding profile, the driveway and the planting are on its keep list, and paint should not spill onto them. AI edits can still drift at the edges, so compare each result with your original photo. To change materials rather than color, use AI Exterior Design.
Not by name. Look up the hex code the brand publishes for the chip and paste it into the custom color field, or pick the closest palette shade. Treat the result as an approximation: screens, photo exposure and daylight all shift color, so confirm with a physical sample on the house before you order paint.
You can preview any color, but take care choosing one for real vinyl. Many vinyl siding makers warn against painting darker than the original color, because dark shades absorb more heat and can warp the panels; vinyl-safe paint lines exist for this reason. Check with the siding maker or your painter before you go darker.
Try the AI Exterior Paint Visualizer Free
Upload one photo of your house and see the siding, trim and front door in a new scheme. New accounts get free credits to start.
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