Traditional adobe tiled roofs have strong orange and red warm undertones and painting the house cool colors like gray blue or green can have a jarring effect.
Orange tiles on roof.
The most common traditional colour is orange yellow.
Cedar shakes shingles.
Both imbrex and tegula and mission tiles are used.
These homes look best painted in rich tan gold or light brown.
For a lighter look go with lighter browns that have hints of orange.
In china roof tiles are in use throughout the country on temples and village houses.
Concrete clay roof tiles.
Temples typically use glazed often ornate tiles and antefixes.
Orange a rich orange colour likened to sussex wealden clay the orange tiles are more commonly used as hanging tiles or to mix in with our other hand made colours to suit specific project requirements.
If your roof is a cool gray or blue avoid using warm paint colors.
For a weighty rustic quality use darker browns such as van dyke brown walnut or java.
A clay tile roof is considered to be a water shedding system so windblown rain is expected to get in under the tiles and must be accounted for during the installation.
Self adhering underlayment that sticks to the roof deck and prevents leakage can be a highly desirable option for tile roofs.