Professionals recommend that white windows should only be painted colors with a hunter l value of 60 or higher.
Paint colors with white vinyl windows.
This type of white provides too stark of contrast with most medium to dark colors that we paint on our exteriors.
Fiberglass windows are available with dual color frames.
With this scale 100 is white.
Wood windows offer the most interior and exterior choices.
Although you can paint the frames in any color darker colors absorb more heat which can cause the window to warp or crack.
Explore window finishes and colors offered by pella.
Purchase an indoor vinyl safe paint for interior windows or an exterior vinyl safe paint for your outdoor windows.
The major drawback is that paint does not adhere well to vinyl.
If your current windows.
This results in paint flaking off leaving you with windows that look worse than they did before you painted them.
Depending on the material of your window there are different interior and exterior colors you can choose from.
But there are also.
D ark er paint color s attract solar heat which puts additional heat stress on your window frames.
Specific exterior vinyl window colors are available as part of dual color frames with the stipulation that the interior color is white.
The color you choose can also be a factor.
Even using a dark color on an interior window can cause the window to warp or crack.
And our vinyl is available in some of today s most popular colors.
If you have sandtone or terratone colored vinyl frames you can paint them with any color that has a hunter l value of 40.