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Charcoal Shingles: Compare Charcoal, Black, Pewter and Estate Gray on Your Own House
Charcoal Shingles: Compare Charcoal, Black, Pewter and Estate Gray on Your Own House is a free AI tool. Charcoal vs black vs pewter vs estate gray: the dark roof colors compared with the brand names for each, and a preview of each one on a photo of your own house. Free to try.
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- Tool nameCharcoal Shingles: Compare Charcoal, Black, Pewter and Estate Gray on Your Own House
- CategoryHome Design
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Charcoal is a near-black dark gray, and GAF lists its Charcoal among its top sellers. It is darker than pewter or estate gray but softer than a solid black, which is why it suits almost any house. Below is how charcoal compares with black and the main grays, the brand names for each, and what people mean by "weathered gray". Then try them on a photo of your own roof.
Charcoal vs black vs gray
From darkest to lightest.
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Black
The darkest and the most contrast. Owens Corning Onyx Black, CertainTeed Moire Black.
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Charcoal
Near-black with some gray in the blend, so the roof shows a little texture. GAF Timberline HDZ Charcoal (nationwide).
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Dark gray
Owens Corning Williamsburg Gray (dark neutral gray), CertainTeed Georgetown Gray.
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Pewter
A mid gray blend of light and dark granules. GAF Pewter Gray, CertainTeed Pewter, TAMKO Olde English Pewter. Owens Corning has no Pewter.
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Estate Gray
Owens Corning's medium warm gray with a slight green undertone. Lighter and more uniform than pewter.
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Cool grays
GAF Slate (cool gray with a green undertone), Owens Corning Slatestone Gray (blue undertone) and Colonial Slate.
What is "weathered gray"?
No major brand we checked sells a shingle called Weathered Gray. People who search for it usually mean one of three things: GAF, CertainTeed or TAMKO Weathered Wood (a gray-brown blend), a mid gray such as Pewter Gray, or the silver-gray look of aged cedar. The tool has a weathered gray look to try, and you can compare it with Pewter Gray and Weathered Wood.
What charcoal goes with
Charcoal is the safest dark roof.
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White house
The classic crisp look, especially with black windows.
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Red brick
Lets the brick be the feature. The most recommended roof for red brick.
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Gray, blue or beige siding
Works with nearly all of them. On a dark gray house, a lighter pewter keeps the roof from merging with the walls.
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Heat
Dark roofs absorb more sun. In hot climates ask about cool-roof shingles, or compare with a lighter gray.
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Streaks
Dark roofs hide algae streaks and dirt better than light roofs.
Before you order
A picture helps you choose a direction. These checks help you choose the actual shingle.
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Look at a real sample in daylight
A roof looks lighter in full sun and darker in shade, and a small swatch looks different from a whole roof. Ask your roofer or supplier for a sample board and hold it next to your siding or brick outside.
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Availability varies by area
Manufacturers sell some colors only in some regions, and the list can change. Ask a local supplier which colors they stock before you fall for one.
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Color names are brand-specific
A Driftwood or a Pewter from one brand is not the same color as one with the same name from another brand. Always say the brand, the product line and the color name together.
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Check HOA rules
Many homeowner associations approve roof colors. Ask before you order, and bring the picture with you.
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Think about climate
Dark roofs absorb more heat, light roofs reflect more. In hot areas ask about "cool" or reflective shingles.
Get a local quote
Save your before and after picture and take it to two or three local roofers when you ask for quotes. Tell each one the brand, the product line and the color name you want, for example "Owens Corning Duration, Driftwood" or "GAF Timberline HDZ, Charcoal".
Ask each roofer to bring a sample of charcoal or the gray you like and to confirm it is stocked in your area. A picture of your own house makes it easy for them to see what you mean.
Honest limits
The tool draws an approximation of each color from a description of its tone. It is not the manufacturer's swatch, and the shingle pattern is a general architectural or 3-tab look, not a specific product.
It is a preview, not a quote, a survey, or a check of what your roof can carry. It does not measure the roof or give prices.
Roof-like cladding on walls, such as hung tiles on a gable, can change along with the roof. Compare the result with your photo.
AI Two is not affiliated with Owens Corning, GAF, CertainTeed or TAMKO. Brand and color names belong to their owners and are used only to describe colors.
More shingle color guides
Each guide runs the same tool on your own house.
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Best Shingle Color for a White House →
Black, gray, brown and more on a white house.
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Best Shingle Color for a Red Brick House →
Six roof colors that work with red brick.
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GAF Timberline Shingle Colors →
The 9 nationwide and 10 regional HDZ colors.
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Owens Corning Shingle Colors →
Every Duration, Supreme and Oakridge color, tried on your house.
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Weathered Wood Shingles →
The gray-brown blend, and how it differs from Driftwood.
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Light Colored Shingles →
Lighter roofs, heat and what to expect.
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Who uses this
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Homeowners replacing a roof
✓See charcoal next to black and gray on your own house before you choose.
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Home sellers
✓See which roof color would freshen the house before you list it.
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Roofers and contractors
✓Show a customer their own house in two or three colors during a quote.
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Designers and real estate agents
✓Show a client how a new roof could change the look of the house.
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Charcoal Shingles: Compare Charcoal, Black, Pewter and Estate Gray on Your Own House
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A near-black dark gray. It is softer than solid black and shows a little texture.
Black gives the most contrast. Charcoal is a touch softer and hides dust a little better. Try both on your photo.
GAF Timberline HDZ Charcoal is the best-known. Owens Corning's nearest are Onyx Black and Williamsburg Gray; CertainTeed's is Moire Black.
No major brand we checked sells one by that name. People usually mean Weathered Wood, Pewter Gray or an aged cedar look.
Pewter Gray (GAF) is a mid gray blend of light and dark granules. Estate Gray (Owens Corning) is a flatter warm gray with a slight green undertone.
Dark roofs absorb more heat. In hot climates ask about cool-roof shingles.
The picture is an approximation. Real colors depend on the light and the batch, so look at a physical sample in daylight before you order.