Exterior palettes for Arizona.

Sonoran Adobe

Harmony body, Pashmina trim, Alexandria Beige fascia, Salsa Dancing door.

A Harmony body blends with the Sonoran landscape, and the trim and fascia step deeper to ground the house. It is the classic Arizona stucco look, finished with a Salsa Dancing door.

High Desert Contemporary

White Dove body, Amherst Gray trim, Kendall Charcoal fascia, Black Ink door.

A light body reflects more sun than a deeper one, so the walls run cooler on west and south elevations. Amherst Gray trim and Kendall Charcoal fascia give the house the crisp outline of a contemporary Arizona home, and the Black Ink door finishes it.

Foothills Warm Neutrals

White Sand body, Greenbrier Beige trim, Alexandria Beige fascia, Saddle Soap door.

A light body keeps the house bright in summer sun while the trim and fascia step progressively darker. That ladder from body to trim to fascia gives a desert home its depth, and the Saddle Soap door stays in the same family.

Spanish Revival

Palace White body, Alexandria Beige trim, Masada beams, Chocolate Sundae door.

A light stucco body is the traditional Spanish Revival ground, and it lets the tile roof lead. The window trim steps down to Alexandria Beige, the fascia and exposed beams in Masada pick up the warmth of the roof, and the Chocolate Sundae door reads like stained wood without the maintenance.

Heritage Estate

Litchfield Gray body, Woodcliff Lake trim and fascia, Spotswood Teal door.

Litchfield Gray is a quiet body color that sits easily in the desert. Woodcliff Lake on the trim and fascia keeps the Arizona darker-trim line, and the Spotswood Teal door adds one cool note without fighting the body.

Mid-Century Ranch

Hush body, Whitall Brown trim, Saddle Soap fascia, West Coast door.

Mid-century ranch homes in Arizona were built with light stucco walls and dark wood trim. Whitall Brown trim and Saddle Soap fascia bring back that wood look without the upkeep. The West Coast door is the accent, and it works with brass or brushed-nickel hardware.

Black Ink & Glacier White

Black Ink body, Glacier White trim and fascia, Whitall Brown door.

This is the one palette here with light trim on a dark body, the reverse of the Arizona standard, on purpose. A body this deep is striking, but in Arizona sun it runs hot, so we suggest it only for a house mostly shaded by deep overhangs or mature trees. Glacier White trim and a Whitall Brown door work well with brass hardware.

We’d paint the body in Aura Exterior, which is made to hold a dark color in strong sun, and we still wouldn’t put it on a wall that takes full west sun.