Black Exterior House Color Schemes
See how a black exterior works — paired with complementary trim, a front-door accent and details, all in real, buyable paints.
Black Exterior House Color Schemes are shown below as ready-to-use schemes — body, trim, front door and accent — each in real, buyable paint with codes and a wall preview.
Tap any scheme to open it as an editable palette, or try it on your home in the visualizer.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
What is a good exterior scheme for black?+
Keep the body calm, pair it with a clean lighter trim, and add a front-door accent for personality. The schemes above are curated for black — each in real, buyable paints.
Can I try these on my own house?+
Yes — open any scheme and use the visualizer to preview it on a photo of your home.
Are these real exterior paint colors?+
Yes. Each color maps to a real paint across 16 brands with its code, so you can buy the exact scheme.
How much paint will I need?+
Pick a scheme, then use the paint calculator to estimate the gallons for your home's size.