# Historic Color Chart

- Link: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/historic-color-chart/
- Published: 2019-01-01T16:12:22-05:00
- Author: Mike Lysiak

The top section of this page is organized by house style/period. These color combinations
were approved for these type of buildings by the historic commission of Cambridge
Mass. near Harvard U. This does not mean that these are the only appropriate colors
for these categories.  Please refer to the Paint & Color Info. pdf for more exact
color information.

## 18th Century

![4](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4.jpg)

4

![5](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5.jpg)

5

![3](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3.jpg)

3

![2](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2-1.jpg)

2

## Early 19th Century

![9](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9-2.jpg)

9

![8](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/8.jpg)

8

![6](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6.jpg)

6

![11](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/11.jpg)

11

![1](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1.jpg)

1

## Italianate & Second Empire

![12](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12.jpg)

12

![14](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/14-2.jpg)

14

![15](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/15.jpg)

15

![16](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/16.jpg)

16

![17](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/17.jpg)

17

![22](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/22-1.jpg)

22

![23](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/23-2.jpg)

23

![25](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/25.jpg)

25

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/26-2.jpg)

26

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/27-2.jpg)

27

![28](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/28.jpg)

28

![29](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/29.jpg)

29

![30](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/30.jpg)

30

![31](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/31.jpg)

31

![13](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/13.jpg)

13

![33](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/33-2.jpg)

33

![34](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/34-1.jpg)

34

![35](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/35.jpg)

35

![36](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/36.jpg)

36

![37](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/37.jpg)

37

## Shingle Style

![38](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/38.jpg)

38

![39](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/39.jpg)

39

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/40-1.jpg)

40

## Queen Anne

![41](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/41-1.jpg)

41

![42](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/42-1.jpg)

42

![43](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/43.jpg)

43

![44](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/44.jpg)

44

![45](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45.jpg)

45

![46](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/46.jpg)

46

![47](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47-1.jpg)

47

![50](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/50-2.jpg)

50

![51](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/51-2.jpg)

51

![52](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/52-1.jpg)

52

![53](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/53.jpg)

53

![54](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/54.jpg)

54

![55](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/55.jpg)

55

![56](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/56.jpg)

56

## Colonial Revival

![58](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/58.jpg)

58

![59](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/59-1.jpg)

59

![60](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/60-1.jpg)

60

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/61-1.jpg)

61

![62](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/62.jpg)

62

![63](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/63.jpg)

63

![64](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/64.jpg)

64

![65](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/65.jpg)

65

![66](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/66-1.jpg)

66

![67](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/67.jpg)

67

## Mixed

![99](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/99.jpg)

99

![117](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/117.jpg)

117

![78](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/78.jpg)

78

![68](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/68.jpg)

68

![68a](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/68a.jpg)

68a

![100](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/100.jpg)

100

![112](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/112.jpg)

112

![91](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/91.jpg)

91

![103](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/103.jpg)

103

![120](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/120.jpg)

120

![122](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/122.jpg)

122

![94](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/94.jpg)

94

![89](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/89.jpg)

89

![105](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/105.jpg)

105

![84](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/84-1.jpg)

84

![107](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/107.jpg)

107

![83](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/83.jpg)

83

![109](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/109.jpg)

109

![71](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/71.jpg)

71

![116](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/116.jpg)

116

![102](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/102.jpg)

102

![113](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/113-1.jpg)

113

![88](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/88.jpg)

88

![87](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/87.jpg)

87

![73](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/73-1.jpg)

73

![106](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/106.jpg)

106

![95](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/95.jpg)

95

![119](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/119.jpg)

119

![85](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/85.jpg)

85

![114](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/114.jpg)

114

![77](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/77.jpg)

77

![93](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/93.jpg)

93

![101](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/101.jpg)

101

![81](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/81.jpg)

81

![72](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/72-1.jpg)

72

![92](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/92.jpg)

92

![79](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/79.jpg)

79

![74](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/74.jpg)

74

![98](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/98-2.jpg)

98

![111](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/111-1.jpg)

111

![115](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/115-1.jpg)

115

![96](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/96.jpg)

96

![76](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/76.jpg)

76

![82](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/82.jpg)

82

![104](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/104-1.jpg)

104

![118](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/118.jpg)

118

![90](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/90-1.jpg)

90

![80](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/80-1.jpg)

80

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/97-1.jpg)

97

![108](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/108.jpg)

108

![110](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/110.jpg)

110

![75](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/75-1.jpg)

75

![86](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/86.jpg)

86

## Specialty Colors

![1236](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1236-1.jpg)

1236

![1237](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1237-1.jpg)

1237

![1238](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1238.jpg)

1238

![1239](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1239-1.jpg)

1239

![1240](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1240.jpg)

1240

![1241](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1241-2.jpg)

1241

![1242](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1242-1.jpg)

1242

![1243](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1243.jpg)

1243

![1244](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1244.jpg)

1244

![1264](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1264.jpg)

1264

![1265](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1265-1.jpg)

1265

![1267](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1267.jpg)

1267

![1268](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1268.jpg)

1268

![1269](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1269.jpg)

1269

![](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1270.jpg)

1270

![1271](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1271-2.jpg)

1271

![1274](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1274.jpg)

1274

![1275](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1275-1.jpg)

1275

![1277](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1277.jpg)

1277

![1278](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1278.jpg)

1278

![1279](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1279-2.jpg)

1279

![1280](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1280-1.jpg)

1280

![1281](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1281-1.jpg)

1281

![1282](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1282-1.jpg)

1282

![1283](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1283-1.jpg)

1283

![1398](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1398.jpg)

1398

![1399](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1399.jpg)

1399

![140](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1400-1.jpg)

1400

![1401](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1401.jpg)

1401

![1402](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1402-1.jpg)

1402

![1403](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1403-1.jpg)

1403

![1404](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1404.jpg)

1404

![1405](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1405.jpg)

1405

![1406](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1406-1.jpg)

1406

![1407](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1407-1.jpg)

1407

![1408](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1408.jpg)

1408

![1409](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1409.jpg)

1409

![1410](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1410.jpg)

1410

![1411](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1411.jpg)

1411

![1412](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1412.jpg)

1412

![1413](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1413-2.jpg)

1413

![1414](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1414.jpg)

1414

![1415](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1415.jpg)

1415

![1416](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1416-2.jpg)

1416

![1417](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1417.jpg)

1417

![1418](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/418.jpg)

1418

![1419](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/419.jpg)

1419

![1420](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1420-1.jpg)

1420

![1421](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1421-1.jpg)

1421

![1422](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1422.jpg)

1422

![1423](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1423.jpg)

1423

![1424](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1424-2.jpg)

1424

![1425](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1425-2.jpg)

1425

![1426](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1426.jpg)

1426

![1427](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1427-2.jpg)

1427

![1428](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1428.jpg)

1428

![1429](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1429.jpg)

1429

![1430](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1430-2.jpg)

1430

![1431](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1431-2.jpg)

1431