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9 Soffit and Fascia Color Combinations to Liven Up Your Home’s Exterior
Subtle changes can make the biggest difference
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While the soffit and fascia serve a vital function within your overall roof system, they also offer a fantastic opportunity to dress up your home with a pop of color. Soffit is the siding on the underside of your roof’s overhang, and fascia is the front-facing portion of the roof overhang. They’re often overlooked until someone decides to jazz them up with pops of color and transform their home’s entire exterior. Explore soffit and fascia color combinations that will give your home a whole new look, or consult a professional painter for inspiration.
1. Dark Gray
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Choosing a darker gray to offset white siding will give your home a more dramatic look, and this combination is popular now in the modern farmhouse style. Dark gray can also be a good choice for lighter gray siding or beige siding, but make sure you don’t go too dark on the siding choice. Otherwise, your grays will all start to blend together.
2. Light Gray
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Light gray soffit and fascia options are a versatile combination that can go with many siding and trim colors. If you want a slightly less dramatic look than dark gray, light gray is a good option with white siding. Light gray also complements blue siding well (but only if your blue siding has gray undertones instead of red).
3. Black
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Like the dark gray option, black fascia and soffits go very well with white siding, especially if you’re going for the modern farmhouse look. Matching black soffits and fascia with black window grills and frames can be an especially striking touch.
4. White
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As with other neutrals, white is a good complement to just about every color. A white soffit and fascia will look great with darker primary colors, such as navy blue, moss green, and brick red. White also matches well with grays and beiges, if you’re going for a more traditional feel.
5. Beige
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If you’re looking for something that’s not quite as stark as white, beige soffit and fascia paint color options mesh well with blues, greens, reds, dark grays, and blacks. What you’ll get is a slightly less stark contrast between the colors for a softer visual experience that’s equally as attractive and cohesive.
6. Brown
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Brown or natural wood soffit and fascia go with just about any color. With lighter colors like white or light beige, you’ll have a nice contrast that’s a bit softer than black or dark gray. Brown soffit and fascia paint also pair nicely with natural stone exteriors for a medieval vibe that’s sure to be an attention-grabber. Remember that when choosing dark colors, they fade in the sunlight, and though the soffit doesn’t get direct sunlight, the fascia might fade with time.
7. Bright Colors
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Though coordinating your soffit and fascia colors is a popular choice, they don’t have to be the same color. Choosing a different color for your soffit can add intrigue when paired with a neutral fascia. If you’re going for a beachy look, pairing white fascia with a light teal, mint green, or pastel pink adds a unique pop of color. Be careful not to go too dark or you’ll muddle the design choice.
8. Greens, Reds, and Blues
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Pairing a navy blue, forest green, or darker red soffit with any neutral fascia color can be a great way to bring color into your design scheme without painting your entire house one of those colors. In particular, pairing a natural green soffit and fascia with a stone exterior will give you a fairytale cottage look that everyone will take a second glance at.
9. Natural Wood and Black
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A natural wood soffit with black fascia and white siding brings a slightly different look to the modern farmhouse design. It softens the feel of the design without losing the drama of the contrast between the black and white.
No matter what soffit and fascia colors you opt for, remember to factor in your roof and siding so that you don’t end up with a design disaster. If you’re also planning on redoing your roof, choosing a roof color will play a big part in the color scheme of your home. This means you might want to focus on the roof color before purchasing paint for the soffit and fascia.
Sara Coleman contributed to this article.
Frequently Asked Questions
Matching the fascia to the soffit is a personal preference. It does make it easier and more practical to have both matching and only using one paint color for two areas. It can also create a pleasant distinction between the roof and walls without looking too busy. On the other hand, if your home has extensive trim work, painting the soffit and fascia in different colors can help highlight the intricate work and showcase it even more.
The fascia and soffit don’t need to match the trim, although it’s perfectly acceptable to match them if you prefer the look. Many homeowners choose different color combinations for their soffit, fascia, and trim, but it’s ultimately up to you and what design you want to achieve.
Homeowners can expect painting the soffit and fascia to cost $2.50 to $6.50 per linear foot. While vinyl, composite, and aluminum boards do come pre-painted, homeowners still need to paint them once every few years as part of regular maintenance.
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