Exterior palettes for Arizona.

Sonoran Adobe

Warm sand body, deeper earth trim, terracotta door.

A warm sand body blends with the Sonoran landscape, and the trim and fascia step deeper to ground the house. It’s the classic Arizona stucco look, finished with a terracotta door.

High Desert White

Warm white body, dark gray trim, charcoal fascia, black door.

A light warm white reflects more sun than an earth tone, so the walls run cooler on west and south elevations. Dark gray trim and charcoal fascia give the house the crisp outline of a contemporary Arizona home, and the black door finishes it.

Foothills Warm Neutrals

Light sand body, deeper warm trim, saddle door.

A light sand body keeps the house bright in summer sun while the trim and fascia step progressively darker. That body-trim-fascia ladder gives a desert home its depth, and the saddle door stays in the same earth range.

Spanish Revival

Cream stucco body, deeper warm trim, terracotta beams, espresso door.

Cream stucco is the traditional Spanish Revival ground, and it lets the red tile roof lead. The window trim steps down to a deeper warm beige, the fascia and exposed beams pick up the terracotta of the roof, and the espresso door reads like stained wood without the maintenance.

Heritage Estate

Warm gray body, deep taupe trim and fascia, Williamsburg teal door.

The warm gray-beige body is quieter than desert sand and warmer than a true gray. Deep taupe trim and fascia keep the Arizona darker-trim line, and the muted teal door adds one cool note without fighting the body.

Mid-Century Ranch

Warm sand body, deep brown trim, saddle fascia, dusty blue door.

Mid-century ranch homes in Arizona were built with warm-sand walls and dark wood trim. The deep brown trim and saddle fascia bring back that wood look without the upkeep. The dusty blue door is the accent, and it works with brass or brushed-nickel hardware.

Modern Black & Bone

Black body, bone trim, warm brown door.

This is the one palette here with light trim on a dark body, the reverse of the Arizona default, on purpose. A near-black body is striking, but in Arizona sun it runs hot, so we only suggest it for a house that’s mostly shaded by deep overhangs or mature trees. Bone trim and a warm 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.