The painting guidelines allow you to continue using a color from a previous version of the color palette if that is what is currently on your home. The primary reason for updating the palette has been the lack of commercial availability of some of these colors, so you may not be able to find them easily.
| Original Color Palette (1985) | Color Palette (6/28/94) | Color Palette (2/25/97) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siding | Door | Siding | Door | Siding | Door | |
| REZ: Pittsburgh Semi Transparent Stains | REZ: Pittsburgh Exterior Paint | Pittsburgh Paint Solid Exterior Stain | Pittsburgh Paint Exterior Paint | Olympic Solid color Stain | Duron Exterior Latex Paint | |
| 1 | Mountain Mauve | English Yew | Twiggy | English Yew | Taupe | Foxhall Green |
| 2 | African Teak | Barnside | Ranchwood | Barnside | Cocoa | Farmhouse Red |
| 3 | Flaxbush | Spice | Antique Linen | Spice | Parchment | Yorktown Brown |
| 4 | Driftwood | Phantom Gray | Weathered Spar | Phantom Gray | Monterey Gray | Cobblestone Grey |
| 5 | Weathered Shakes | Yorktown Brown | Ash Creek | Yorktown Brown | Beachwood | Chadwicke Tan |
| 6 | Ironwood | English Yew * | Mayflower Blue | English Yew * | Heritage Blue | Foxhall Green or Farmhouse Red |
| 7 | Mountain Ash | Barnside | Mountain Ash | Barnside | None | None |
| 8 | New Spruce | Barnside | Gloucester Green | Barnside | "Gloucester Green"** | Farmhouse Red |
| 9 | Snowy Spruce | English Yew | Everglade Moss | English Yew | "Everglade Moss"** | Foxhall Green |
* Duron Exterior Paint "Chesapeake Bay" may be used with Ironwood or Mayflower Blue
** Colors are special Duron mix colors to match Pittsburgh Paints. These matches were not correct and are NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
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