Looking for earth tone exterior house colors beyond basic beige? Think terracotta walls, olive green siding and golden ochre with cream trim.
These homes give you plenty to choose from, whether you like a lighter exterior or something a little darker.
You can keep things simple or bring in another color through your shutters and front door. I especially love the green and brown combinations.
There are little details worth saving here too, from arched entryways to pretty flower boxes.
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Earthy Exterior Color Ideas Worth Saving
terracotta and cream
We’re starting off strong with these gorgeous terracotta walls. I love the cream borders around the window and front door.
The golden-brown door looks so pretty between them.
If you want to go a step further, repeat the wall color on your raised planters like this home does.
sage green and pale gray
How cute is this sage green exterior? The garage door matches the siding above the porch, with pale gray and beige across the front-facing gable.
Try cream trim around your windows and roof edges if you want to follow this combination. Keep the front door brown for a little change.
deep olive and black
I am obsessed with this deep olive siding. The black window frames and sloping roofline keep the colors dark, while the recessed entry brings in a golden-brown shade.
You don’t need to add that brown everywhere. Try keeping it around your entrance for a similar look.
taupe with charcoal trim
If you are looking for a darker neutral combination, this one is for you. Taupe siding sits beside charcoal roof edges, window frames and a matching garage door.
The little brown details inside the gables are my favorite part. They pick up the color of the front door without taking over the whole exterior.
muted green and rustic brown
This green house may just be one of my favorites here. I love the brown porch posts and gable trim against the muted siding.
Those little upstairs windows are so cute too.
Keep a dark roof in the mix if you want to try this palette.
sandy tan and dark brown
Don’t want to go all out with color? No problem! Try sandy tan walls with dark brown shutters, doors and roof details.
I love the pale beige and gray around the bottoms of the porch columns. If your home already has a similar feature, use those shades as a starting point for your wall color.
olive siding and beige trim
This is another pretty way to pair green with brown. The olive vertical siding has beige trim around the door and roof, with a large brown beam across the porch.
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The lanterns beside the entrance are such a lovely detail. I’d keep those dark accents if you’re trying a similar color combination.
barn red and deep brown
Who says an earthy exterior has to be beige or green? This muted barn red looks gorgeous with the deep brown trim and dark roof.
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I especially love the red upper gable above the brown porch. Try this shade if you want more color without going bright.
mushroom taupe and black
If you’re looking for a simple palette without lots of contrasting trim, go with mushroom taupe walls and black window frames. The brown panel beside the lower glass doors adds just a little extra color.
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I’d leave the large wall areas plain like these rather than adding another accent shade.
golden ochre and cream
How gorgeous is this golden ochre house? Not gonna lie, those cream arches are my favorite part!
The brown shutters and dark balcony railings look so good against the yellow walls.
Try orange-brown pots near your entrance to follow the courtyard’s color palette.
charcoal and cinnamon brown
If you love a dark exterior, save this one. The charcoal walls have a cinnamon-brown section upstairs, plus a lighter gray-taupe garage door.
You can borrow that lighter garage color if you don’t want every large surface to be dark. The pale sections beside it are worth noticing too.
light beige and brown accents
Don’t want to go too dark and want something a little lighter? This beige exterior is a lovely place to start.
Cream roof trim, brown porch posts and dark windows give you plenty of details to work with.
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I love how the brown garage door picks up the porch color.
soft taupe and creamy arches
I am obsessed with these arched windows and the matching doorway. The creamy borders look so pretty against the soft taupe walls.
The orange-brown roof and flower boxes add another earthy shade. Keep the flowers white if you want to follow this home’s simple color mix.
sand beige and terracotta tones
This is a similar light neutral idea to the one above, but there’s more brown across the doors and shutters. I love the sandy beige walls beneath that orange-brown roof.
The purple flowers around the lower arches are a pretty extra touch. Try flowering plants near your entrance if you’d rather add color through the garden.
olive green and ivory
This olive green exterior is just too pretty not to save. The ivory window borders and pale lower walls look lovely with the dark roof.
My favorite part is the white flowers beneath the four larger front windows. Repeat that flower color near your door if you want a similar look.
pale cream and sandy gray
If you are looking for something understated, this one is for you. Pale cream upper walls sit above a mix of sandy beige and gray, with dark gutters and window frames.
Try pulling your wall color from one of the lighter shades below rather than introducing a completely different neutral.
greige and reddish brown
The reddish-brown gables are so pretty on this house. They sit above light greige walls, with black trim following the roof edges.
I love that the porch posts repeat the brown too. If you’re choosing an accent color, try using it upstairs and around the entrance like this.
deep brown and forest green
How cute are these green double doors? The shutters match them, with deep brown across the rest of the front.
This is a lovely option if you like a darker green but don’t want it on every wall. Keep it to your doors and shutters for a similar combination.
warm white and honey brown
Don’t want a darker exterior? No problem there! Try warm white walls with honey-brown shutters and porch details.
I am in love with the arched front door. The black window frames give you another color to repeat in a lantern or other small accents.
mushroom siding and dark doors
Last but definitely not least, we have this pretty mushroom-colored exterior. I love the dark front door and matching garage!
The vertical siding keeps the same shade across both gables.
The brown porch ceiling and bench are lovely additions. Try pale cushions with a few dark ones if you want to carry the house colors onto your porch.
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