Roofing Sheet Colour Combination for Houses

Mr Quyen - Santiago. Posted 14/11/2026

Choose the roof colour against the walls, not on its own. White walls take almost any roof colour; cream and beige walls suit chocolate, red or dark grey; grey walls suit dark grey, blue or red; yellow and brick walls look best with chocolate, dark grey or red. Santiago's standard colours are dark grey, red, blue, orange and chocolate, with green, white and purple made to order, and every ridge and edge piece comes in the same colour.

Green tile roof on a white house, Vietnam

Green tile roof on a white house, Vietnam

Which roof colour goes with which wall colour?

A roof is the largest single block of colour on a house, and it is seen from the street at an angle together with the walls. The pairs below are starting points that work on most houses. Use them to narrow the choice to two, then decide with real samples.

Wall colour	Roof colours that usually work	How it reads from the street
White	Any: green, red, blue, dark grey, chocolate	Strong contrast; the roof becomes the main feature
Cream or beige	Chocolate, red, dark grey	Warm and soft
Light grey	Dark grey, blue, red	Dark grey looks modern; red adds a warm accent
Yellow or ochre	Chocolate, dark grey, red	Classic; orange tends to blend into the wall
Exposed brick or stone	Chocolate, dark grey	Earthy; red can look flat next to red brick, so test it
Timber cladding	Dark grey, chocolate, green	Cabin or garden-house look
Bright or two-colour walls	Dark grey	A quiet roof stops the house looking busy

Grey tile roof on a cream-coloured house, Vietnam

Grey tile roof on a cream-coloured house, Vietnam

What are popular roof tile colours for houses?

On houses and villas that Santiago supplies in Vietnam, dark grey, red and chocolate are the colours chosen most often. Blue goes mostly onto factories, warehouses and farm buildings, and orange onto garden houses, gazebos and homestays. Green, white and purple are made for the order, which adds extra days to production.

In Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, India and Sri Lanka many people search for a "roofing sheet colour chart" or "colour code". Codes and names differ from one maker to the next, so a name on a chart tells you little. A physical sample is the only reliable way to compare.

What is the best roofing sheet colour for a hot climate?

As a general rule, light colours reflect more sunlight than dark ones, so a lighter roof gains less heat on a sunny day. Santiago has not published a separate heat test for each colour. Its figure of 6 – 8 °C cooler than bare metal sheet applies to the ASA/PVC sheet as a material, whatever the colour.

If heat is your first concern, lean towards lighter shades and ask about white, which is made to order. If dirt and streaks worry you more, a mid or dark shade hides them better between cleans. In practice most owners pick the colour for the house and the street, and get the cooling from the sheet itself.

How do you combine the roof with gutters, trims and windows?

Ridge caps, hip pieces, ridge terminals and wall flashings: same colour as the sheets, ordered together so they come from the same production
Gutters and fascia boards: match either the roof or the walls, not a third colour
Window frames and doors: repeat the roof colour or the trim colour
Porch, carport or gate roofs: use the main roof colour so the house reads as one
Two roof colours on one building: keep them close in tone, for example chocolate on the house and dark grey on a side wing

Colours can be mixed in one 40 ft container, about 5,000 m of sheet, which suits developers who give different blocks of an estate different roofs. The colour is carried by the ASA top layer, rated for 30 years, so the combination you choose now should look much the same years later.

A team at work on an orange tile roof, Vietnam

A team at work on an orange tile roof, Vietnam

How do I test a roofing sheet colour combination before ordering?

Ask for physical samples of two or three roof colours; samples are free and the buyer pays the courier.
Hold each sample against the actual wall outside, not indoors.
Look again in morning light, at midday and late in the afternoon; colours shift with the light.
Step back to the street and look at the sample at roof angle, from a distance.
Photograph the samples in daylight and compare the photos side by side.
Check estate rules or local planning rules on roof colours before you order.
Order the ridge and edge pieces in the same order as the sheets.

Blue corrugated roof on a rooftop, Vietnam

Blue corrugated roof on a rooftop, Vietnam

How do red, blue and navy roofs look on real buildings?

Filmed from a drone in Da Nang, Vietnam: a restaurant roofed with red Santiago ASA/PVC tile sheets, red, blue and navy samples on a wooden shelf, and a house with a blue tile roof. Mr Quyen presents it in English.

A restaurant roof in Da Nang with Santiago ASA/PVC tile sheets (Santiago video on YouTube).

Santiago – a leading exporter of ASA/PVC roofing from Vietnam

Santiago roofing is produced and loaded into containers at our factory in Vietnam. It has been exported to India since 2023, Thailand since 2024 and the USA since 2025. Every export shipment comes with a commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and a certificate of origin (C/O) issued by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade, which importers use to claim the duty preference of their trade agreement.

Item	Details
HS code	3925.90.00 (ASA/PVC roofing sheets)
Certificate of origin	Form D (ASEAN), Form AI (India), Form AK / VK (Korea), Form AJ / VJ (Japan), Form VC (Chile), CPTPP proof of origin
Shipped from	Vietnam, by container

Certificate of origin Form AI (ASEAN–India) for Santiago ASA/PVC roofing sheets, HS 39259000, certified on 24 September 2026. Buyer details are hidden.

Certificate of origin Form AI (ASEAN–India) for Santiago ASA/PVC roofing sheets, HS 39259000, certified on 24 September 2026. Buyer details are hidden.

The Santiago team beside a loaded export container at the factory, November 2024

Loading Santiago roof tiles into an export container

Frequently asked questions

Which roofing sheet colour is best for a house?

It depends on the walls. Dark grey, red and chocolate are the colours most often chosen for houses that Santiago supplies in Vietnam; test two samples against your own walls in daylight before deciding.

What roof colour goes with a white house?

Almost any. Green, red, blue, dark grey and chocolate all read clearly against white walls; the roof becomes the main feature, so pick the one that suits the street.

Does a light roof colour keep the house cooler?

Light colours reflect more sunlight than dark ones as a general rule. Santiago has no per-colour heat test; its ASA/PVC sheet is 6 – 8 °C cooler under the roof than bare metal sheet whatever the colour.

Will my roof colour fade and spoil the combination?

Santiago's colour is in the ASA top layer, which showed no colour change after 2,000 hours of artificial UV and is rated for 30 years.

Can I order two roof colours in one shipment?

Yes. Colours, profiles and accessories can be mixed in one 40 ft container of about 5,000 m of sheet. Green, white and purple are made to order and take extra days.