When I bought the house, the reddish-brown roof tied in nicely with the rust-red colored eaves... the painted soffit and fascia with a brown aluminum gutter. The problem was... I didn't much like the roof color, and it was in bad shape. When I replaced the roof, I chose green. And it contrasted hideously with the red paint.
Glidden Premium Exterior Paint: Deep Forest Pine, Flat Finish
The professional painter community started out skeptical of Glidden... but since it's been reformulated into the 'Premium' line, it offers a good thick paint with excellent coverage and color density... at about $20/gal instead of the competitor's $75/gal. Now, I'm totally willing to pay more for high quality, but if I can get very good quality cheaper, I like that, too.
I'm exceptionally pleased with the end result. No more peeling, flakey brick-red-fading-to-odd-mauve. It's a thick, velvet smooth coat of lush green. Flat, but washable. Bingo.
