How to choose a house exterior color scheme – architects, designers, and color experts share their thoughts

Three images of home exteriors: white painted brick; dark exterior yellow door; colonial home with blue shutters.

Here at Homes & Gardens we spend a lot of time deliberating over interior color schemes but maybe not quite so many hours considering how to choose a house exterior color scheme. 

First impressions are important, however, and we're firm believers in showing the outside of our homes some color love. We've asked architects, interior designers and color experts how they go about choosing a house exterior color scheme for both the front and back of the house.