Shutter paint colors

Shutters are the punctuation marks of a house facade. They frame windows, add architectural depth to flat siding, and tie the front-door color into the rest of the exterior. Color choice is almost always saturated and dark; the role is contrast and depth, not statement.

The picks below cover the canonical shutter colors. Black is the safe default and the most-spec'd. Hunter green and navy work on white and light-siding houses. Deep charcoals are the modern alternative. Skip anything pastel or bright; shutters in pastel almost always read off.