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(901) 493-1219Picking a shingle color off a tiny sample chip is the hardest part of a roof replacement. Use the visualizer below to see the eight most popular architectural shingle colors on a Memphis-style home — over red brick, tan brick, or siding — then get real samples held up against your own house.
Try it
Choose a shingle color, then switch the exterior to match your home. Most Memphis-area homes are red brick, tan brick, or light gray siding.
Weathered Wood
on Red brick
Colors shown are close approximations. Screens vary — always look at a physical shingle sample on your own roof, in daylight, before you decide.
Step 1 — Pick a shingle color
Step 2 — Pick your exterior
Weathered Wood
The most-requested color in the Memphis metro. Warm tan-and-brown blend that hides dust and pollen between washes.
Pairs well with: Red brick, beige or cream siding, bronze gutters
Color guide
The most-requested color in the Memphis metro. Warm tan-and-brown blend that hides dust and pollen between washes.
Pairs with: Red brick, beige or cream siding, bronze gutters
Near-black with gray flecks. Reads modern, makes white trim pop, and is the safest resale color in Shelby County.
Pairs with: White, gray, or navy siding; black windows
Light gray-brown blend. A softer alternative to charcoal that keeps attic temps down a few degrees in August.
Pairs with: Tan brick, stone accents, sage or taupe siding
Mid-tone gray that photographs well and works on almost any elevation. Very common on newer Collierville builds.
Pairs with: White, blue, or light gray siding
Rich chocolate brown. Classic on traditional Germantown homes with brick and shutters.
Pairs with: Red or brown brick, cream trim, copper accents
Blue-gray tone that adds character without going all the way to black.
Pairs with: White or light gray siding, navy shutters
Multi-tone brown with amber streaks. Great at breaking up large, plain roof planes.
Pairs with: Variegated brick, stone, earth-tone siding
Light golden brown. The brightest of the popular blends — good for keeping an older ranch from looking heavy.
Pairs with: Cream, yellow, or light tan siding
How to choose
A little. In a Memphis July, a black roof surface can hit 160–170°F while a light gray or tan blend runs 10–20°F cooler. That difference is real, but it's small compared to what attic insulation and balanced ventilation do for your power bill.
If cooling cost is your priority, pick the color you actually like, then spend the money on R-38+ attic insulation, clear soffit intake, and a proper ridge vent. If you want both, "cool roof" rated shingles are available in Driftwood and Pewter Gray tones and qualify for some utility rebates.
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Weathered Wood and Charcoal. Weathered Wood suits the red and tan brick you see all over Bartlett, Cordova, and Germantown; Charcoal is the go-to on gray, white, and navy exteriors and is the safest resale choice.
Weathered Wood, Barkwood, and Charcoal. Avoid strong blue-grays like Slate — they fight the orange undertones in most Memphis-area brick.
In a lot of Collierville, Germantown, and Arlington subdivisions, yes. Check your covenants before ordering. We'll give you the manufacturer's color name and a sample board for the submission.
Yes, and you should. We bring full shingle samples to the free inspection and hold them against your brick at roof pitch, in daylight. No charge, no obligation.
We'll bring the sample board to your free roof inspection anywhere in the Memphis metro — Bartlett, Cordova, Germantown, Collierville, Arlington, and Lakeland.
