How to Bring Out the Color Scheme of Driveway Pavers for Your Front Yard in Harrisburg and Hummelstown, PA Areas

Coordinating driveway pavers with the home and surrounding landscape can be a challenge but if you take your time during the planning process and follow the tips outlined here, you’ll learn how to bring out the color scheme of driveway pavers in your Harrisburg and Hummelstown, PA front yard, and be very satisfied with the end result.
Driveway pavers are an opportunity to unleash the same level of creativity you apply to your interior spaces, and it all starts with the right colors.

Pro tip: when you have finally narrowed down your choices, be sure to bring samples of every paver home so that you can see it in all lighting and weather conditions, not in a showroom but next to your home.

This is vitally important. Pavers will become darker and the colors richer when they are wet. In some cases, their underlying colors - which are enhanced with moisture - will clash with the home. For example, earth-toned pavers could become too orange or too grey, depending; and you really can’t tell the extent of this until the pavers are wet.

Take Cues From the Home

The colors naturally found outside and in building materials often range from tans to browns and greys, but not all work well together and it’s important to see pavers in several different hues next to each other and next to the home, so you can quickly spot which one looks better than the others (and remember: compare them in sunlight, clouds, and wet).

For example, when it comes to driveway pavers, your choices could be limited by the home’s dominant colors. With a white home (or, of course, a home you intend on painting in the near future), pretty much anything goes and there’s no limit to creative expression. However, if your home has more permanent and unchangeable siding such as masonry or stucco (as opposed to paintable siding) you will have to be more careful in choosing driveway colors.

Something like a traditional home with “brick red” could be beautifully complemented with a bluestone or limestone patio in a deep, cool grey with blue undertones. But, using pavers just a few shades from the brick could result in a space that’s overwhelmingly orange/red, which could become visually tiring.

Embracing Neutrals

Neutral colors such as beige come in very handy when choosing driveway pavers. Neutrals go with everything; however, too much becomes boring - just as too much brick red is overwhelming, so is too much of anything.

One solution is to stick with a neutral driveway and add accents such as a charcoal cobblestone border or a mid-tone brown “flagstone” apron at the end of the driveway.

Certain pavers feature blended colors which will make a driveway more interesting. Often you’ll find blended colors in flagstone-inspired pavers

A Multicolored Option

You could also choose pavers that come in several colors, and mixt them randomly on-site as a way to pick up several colors. Going back to the “brick red” home, you could certainly choose another red brick tone for your driveway… and it will work beautifully if you add darker browns or purplish- or bluish bricks in equal proportions to the red. This will give you a multi-hued driveway with a lot of character, and since one color doesn’t dominate, even an imperfect choice will look deliberate and carefully thought out.