What Colors Go With Owens Corning Slatestone Gray Shingles?

Owens Corning Slatestone Gray looks best with crisp whites, soft grays, blues, charcoal and black accents because it is a cool gray. Owens Corning describes TruDefinition Duration Slatestone Gray as a medium gray shingle with a blue undertone, created from a prominent mix of cool light gray, medium gray and black granules. Exterior colors that share that coolness look deliberate next to it, while yellow creams and orange tans tend to pull the blue in the roof forward.

Before you settle on it, check which shingle line you are buying. On Owens Corning's product pages, Slatestone Gray appears in the TruDefinition Duration color lineup but not in the lineups for Oakridge, Duration FLEX or Duration STORM. Owens Corning rates Duration Class 3 for impact, while FLEX and STORM are its UL 2218 Class 4 shingles, so a homeowner who wants both a Class 4 roof and a gray look would be choosing from other grays, such as Estate Gray (offered in FLEX and STORM), Storm Cloud (FLEX) or Antique Silver (STORM). This guide covers what Slatestone Gray looks like, how it differs from Estate Gray, which siding and trim colors suit it, and how to test it on your own home.

What Does Slatestone Gray Look Like on a Roof?

An undertone is the quieter color sitting under the main color. In Slatestone Gray, the main color is a medium gray and the undertone is blue, which Owens Corning attributes to its cool light gray and medium gray granules mixed with black.

That places Slatestone Gray in the middle of Owens Corning's Duration grays:

• Sierra Gray: a light gray shingle made from black and white granules.

• Slatestone Gray: a medium gray with a blue undertone.

• Estate Gray: a medium warm gray with a green undertone.

• Colonial Slate: a medium warm gray with green-gray, black and red granules.

• Williamsburg Gray: a dark neutral gray with prominent brown, dark gray and black granules.

• Onyx Black: a black shingle with prominent dark gray and black granules.

So Slatestone Gray is lighter than Williamsburg Gray, darker than Sierra Gray, and cooler than Estate Gray. If you like the depth of Williamsburg Gray but want a lighter, cooler roof, it is the natural step up. Our guide to the best exterior colors to pair with Williamsburg Gray shingles covers the darker option.

How Is Slatestone Gray Different From Estate Gray?

Slatestone Gray and Estate Gray are both medium grays in the same Duration line, so they are easy to confuse. Here is how Owens Corning's descriptions and product pages separate them:

1. Undertone: Owens Corning gives Slatestone Gray a blue undertone and Estate Gray a green undertone.

2. Temperature: Owens Corning calls Estate Gray a warm gray, and it describes the gray granules in Slatestone Gray as cool.

3. Shingle lines: Estate Gray appears in Oakridge, Duration, Duration FLEX and Duration STORM on Owens Corning's product pages. Slatestone Gray appears in Duration only.

4. Best partners: Estate Gray sits comfortably with creams, tans and warm brick. Slatestone Gray is happier with whites, cool grays and blues.

A simple way to choose: look at the things you are not changing. If your brick, stone, siding or trim lean warm, such as red brick, tan stone or cream trim, Estate Gray usually fits more easily. If they lean cool, such as white trim, gray stone or blue siding, Slatestone Gray is the better match.

Which Siding Colors Go With Slatestone Gray?

Because the roof already carries a cool undertone, the easiest palettes build on that coolness rather than fight it.

Crisp whites

A white house under a Slatestone Gray roof reads clean and classic. Choose a white that does not lean heavily yellow, and let black shutters or a black front door supply the contrast.

Light and medium grays

A gray house with a gray roof works when the two are clearly different in depth. Pick siding that is noticeably lighter than the roof so the walls and the roof do not blend into one mass, and use white trim to separate them.

Blues

Blue siding echoes the blue undertone in the shingle. Soft blue grays keep the look calm, and deeper navy siding with white trim gives a more traditional, coastal feel.

Charcoal and deep colors

A dark body color under a medium gray roof flips the usual arrangement, so the roof reads lighter than the walls. This works best with bright white trim so the architecture stays visible.

Colors to test carefully

Warm creams, golden tans and orange-red brick can make Slatestone Gray look bluer than you expect. They are not off limits, but hold a real shingle against them before you decide.

If you are replacing siding at the same time, Craig Gouker Roofing installs ProVia vinyl siding, and ProVia's palette includes colors such as White, Gray, Pewter, Myst Gray and Premium Blue that are worth holding against a Slatestone Gray shingle. Our article on the best siding colors for Pittsburgh-area homes has more ideas.

What Trim and Accent Colors Work With Slatestone Gray?

Trim and accents decide whether a cool gray roof looks crisp or flat. A few guidelines:

• Trim: White trim keeps the palette fresh. Off-whites with a strong yellow cast can clash with the blue undertone.

• Gutters and downspouts: White gutters disappear against white trim, while black or dark gray gutters tie the house back to the roof.

• Windows: Black window frames suit a Slatestone Gray roof on modern farmhouse and contemporary homes.

• Front door: A single saturated color, such as a deep red, navy or black, gives a cool gray exterior a focal point.

For a broader walkthrough of how roof, siding and trim should relate, see how roofing and siding should work together.

Does Slatestone Gray Work With Brick and Stone?

Brick and stone count as fixed colors, so start with them.

Gray, charcoal and blue-gray stone pair naturally with Slatestone Gray because they share its coolness. Painted or whitewashed brick also works well. Red and orange brick is a closer call: a cool gray roof creates contrast with warm brick, which some homeowners love and others find disjointed. If your home has red brick, compare Slatestone Gray against Estate Gray and Williamsburg Gray side by side on the brick itself, not on a screen.

How Can You Test Slatestone Gray Before You Commit?

Owens Corning recommends starting your color research online, then requesting an actual shingle sample to see how it looks with your home's exterior in different natural light, and finally checking the color on an installed roof. It also offers its Design EyeQ tool for trying colors on a photo of your house and 21 inch by 24 inch printed shingle color posters.

Craig Gouker Roofing lists Slatestone Gray on its Owens Corning shingle colors page, and its Bethel Park showroom displays samples of all of its shingle and trim options. Bring a siding sample or a paint chip with you, and look at the shingle outside in daylight as well as indoors. Our article on how to choose the right roof color for your home covers the rest of the decision.

FAQ

Is Slatestone Gray a warm or cool gray?

Cool. Owens Corning describes it as a medium gray with a blue undertone, made from cool light gray, medium gray and black granules.

What is the difference between Slatestone Gray and Estate Gray?

Both are medium grays in the Duration line. Slatestone Gray has a blue undertone, while Estate Gray is a warm gray with a green undertone, so Slatestone Gray suits cool palettes and Estate Gray suits warm ones.

Is Slatestone Gray available as a Class 4 shingle?

Not on Owens Corning's product pages. It appears in the TruDefinition Duration lineup, which Owens Corning rates as Class 3, and not in the Class 4 Duration FLEX or Duration STORM lineups.

Is Slatestone Gray lighter than Williamsburg Gray?

Yes. Owens Corning describes Slatestone Gray as a medium gray and Williamsburg Gray as a dark neutral gray.

Does Slatestone Gray look good on a white house?

Yes. A white house with a Slatestone Gray roof and black accents is one of the simplest combinations for this color, because nothing in the palette competes with the roof's cool undertone.

What wind rating does a Slatestone Gray Duration roof carry?

Owens Corning's standard warranty lists Duration shingles at 130 mph, rising to 160 mph when the roof uses Owens Corning starter shingles on the eaves and rakes, Owens Corning hip and ridge shingles and other qualifying components.

Why Pittsburgh Homeowners Choose Craig Gouker Roofing for Gray Roofs

Craig Gouker Roofing has replaced roofs across the Pittsburgh area since 1991 and works exclusively with Owens Corning Duration and Designer Duration shingles as an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor. Because the company also installs ProVia vinyl siding, you can plan your roof and siding colors together with one team. Every installation is backed by a 5-year workmanship guarantee, and estimates are free. Visit our residential roof replacement page to learn more about the process.

Visit Craig Gouker Roofing or call (412) 664-7679 today. Contact us for more information.