The Best Exterior Front Door & Shutter Colors
By Kylie
April 25, 2026
Whether you’re looking for the best paint color for your front door or shutters, or wondering about other details, like sidelights and transoms, this blog post has it ALLLL covered.
Rather than sending you all over the place, hunting for ideas amongst my 600+ blog posts (though my SEARCH feature IS darn handy), I’ve brought all my front-door and shutter-related articles to you in one handy post.
Use this blog post as your anchor. Read about a topic and then come back to see what else there is to learn about!
THE BEST SHUTTER COLORS FOR BRICK HOUSES
While this blog post focuses on brick homes, you’ll still find these color ideas inspiring, even if you have siding, stucco, or render!
5 Best Shutters Colors for Brick Exteriors
8 BEST FRONT DOOR PAINT COLORS
While there’s no shortage of badass and beautiful front door paint colors, I’ve narrowed it down to a) the top 8 families, and b) the best colors within those. HAVE FUN!
The Best Front Door Colors: Black, Blue, Green, & More
THE BEST DOOR COLORS FOR BRICK HOUSES
If you have a brick home, there are TONS of gorgeous colors to play with – so how do you choose? I’ve narrowed it down to some of my most commonly suggested shades to get that paint roller rollin’.
The Best Front Door Paint Colors for Brick Exteriors
SHOULD YOUR SIDELIGHTS MATCH YOUR DOOR OR YOUR TRIM?
It’s not just the front door you need to think about, as many doors are attached to sidelights and transom windows. Find out whether yours should match the door, trim, or be its own color entirely!
Should Sidelights Match the Front Door or the Trim?
THE TOP 6 DOOR COLORS EVEN YOUR HOA WILL LOVE
If you live in a fussy HOA that keeps shooting down your best color ideas, take a look at these. While they might not make EVERYONE happy, these colors have the best chance of appealing to the masses, while offering you and your front door some personality.
6 Front Door Paint Colors (HOA-friendly)
MORE FRONT DOOR & SHUTTER BLOG POSTS
If you’re honing in on your front door &/or shutters, I have a few more blog posts that are related to specific color groups…
- The Best Blue & Teal Front Door Paint Colors – whether you want a dark, striking navy blue or a titillating teal, these colors have you and your door covered… in paint.
- The 3 Best Black Front Door Colors – black front doors are a classic, timeless exterior statement, but not every house can handle one – find out if yours can!
- The Best Red & Burgundy Front Door Colors – whether you want a ravishing red or beautiful burgundy, you’re bound to find what you need here.
Lastly, if you need help with your trim (fascia), gutters, downspouts, soffits, and garage door color, check this bad boy out…
The Best Exterior Trim, Gutter, & Garage Door Colors
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If you can’t decide which paint colors or placements are best, my Online Color Consulting can help.
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Because trim might seem like a small detail…but spread it around all four sides of your home on multiple surfaces and it suddenly has a pretty big job.
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