Exterior House Paint

November 17, 2007 8:30 PM

What's a good shade of yellow for the exterior of a house that is in direct sunlight all day?

I've always wanted a yellow house. What is a good shade of yellow that won't make our neighbors go blind from the glare? Our house is in direct sunlight with no shade trees. Has anyone else had satisfactory results?

posted by momzilla to home & garden (4 comments total)

My house is yellow, and it faces south, so it's pretty sunny. It's butter-yellow, so in the can, it was just barely yellow. On the house, though, it's nice and cheerful and clearly yellow, not cream. I had the paint custom mixed from a piece of fabric, so I can't give you a color name, but my advice is stay warm and light.
posted by donnagirl at 9:22 PM on November 17, 2007

I had an interior room that got intense sun painted in Ralph Lauren's "Manila", which is a buttery light yellow. Loved that room.
posted by padraigin at 9:43 PM on November 17, 2007

Thirding a butter-yellow color. My parents painted two houses a similar shade and neither of them have caused glare.
posted by phatkitten at 6:05 AM on November 18, 2007

It occurs to me now that I have some spare paint around. If you're unable to match all the "butter!" suggestions to an actual color, I can paint a little card and send you a swatch that any painter could have matched. Email is in my profile.
posted by donnagirl at 7:14 AM on November 18, 2007