Roof color visualizer — see a new roof on your own house

A roof color visualizer shows a new roof color or material on a photo of your own house before you replace the roof. Roomvana's version changes only the roof in the photo you upload — the siding, windows, door and yard stay as they are — so you can judge the roof against your actual siding color instead of a sample board or a stock house.

Roomvana's roof color visualizer offers six finishes: charcoal architectural shingles, black architectural shingles, weathered-wood architectural shingles, slate-gray architectural shingles, a black standing-seam metal roof and terracotta clay barrel tile. They cover the color families most asphalt shingle lines carry: dark charcoals and blacks, plus brown-gray blends such as GAF Timberline Weathered Wood or Owens Corning Duration Driftwood.

No. The finishes are generic color families, not one manufacturer's product line, and shingle blends vary in granule color from brand to brand. Use the render to choose a direction — dark versus mid-tone, shingle versus metal — then look at real full-size shingle samples from your roofer, outdoors, against your siding.

A common rule is to contrast in lightness and match in warmth: white or light-gray siding pairs with charcoal or black roofs, beige and cream siding with weathered-wood or brown blends, and dark navy or green siding with charcoal. The fastest check is to run two roof colors on a photo of your own house and compare them side by side.

Yes. Pick Black standing-seam metal and the AI replaces your shingles with vertical metal panels on the same roof planes. It's a quick way to see whether a metal roof suits a farmhouse, modern or rural house before you ask for a metal quote, which typically costs more than asphalt shingles.

Dark roofs absorb more sunlight than light ones, so in hot, sunny climates a black roof can raise attic temperatures. Many shingle lines offer 'cool roof' versions with reflective granules, including in darker colors. The visualizer shows the look; ask your roofer about solar reflectance if cooling bills matter where you live.

Yes. You can try it free with a photo of your house — no credit card needed. After that, a one-time credit pack (from $14.99 for 30 designs) removes the watermark and unlocks custom instructions and commercial usage rights. No subscription, and credits never expire. You can also try the tool on our example houses before you sign up.

The roof needs to be clearly visible. A photo from across the street in daylight usually shows enough of a pitched roof; for a low-slope roof, shoot from farther away or from a slightly higher spot. Avoid photos where trees cover large parts of the roof, since the AI can only change what it can see.

No. The roof color visualizer changes only the roof. To try a new siding color too, use Roomvana's exterior paint visualizer on the result, or redesign the whole exterior in one go with the AI exterior design tool.

Yes. Download the before/after or share its link. HOAs that restrict roof colors often want to see the proposed color on the house; tell them the actual product and color name from your roofer's quote, since the render is a visual approximation.

Yes. Run the same photo with two or three finishes — charcoal against weathered wood, or shingles against standing-seam metal — and compare the results side by side before you choose from the sample board.