Exterior Color Charts

Has anyone created an exterior color chart for a 356 townhouse community? They are colonial style. This has been an open item for approximately 2 years now. Our homes were built in the late 1980's. I contacted one of the builders and they no longer have the color charts for our neighborhood on file. I thought about contacting a local college with architectural design (interior/exterior) classes to see if students could create color charts as a project. Not sure that made sense... but we are at a loss as to how to do this or where to get started. Suggestions?

Colors change every few years anyways. I think every 5 or so. I would consult a paint store like Sherwin Williams who may point you in the right direction. Plus give discount if you use their paints etc. Interior designers are a good source to consult.

You may ask for existing paint colors from the neighbors if they have a leftover can in their garage. Color matching can be done at most home stores. This way you may be able to find a source of color scheme in the companies old paint archives.

We used to use a "Sawyer white" color on our trim. That color no longer exists. We were able to find an adequate subsitute after consulting the paint store. They luckily had the color combo on their records but the name had changed. Was able to get enough old references to develop a new chart. Plus you may want to consider vinyl siding colors if vinyl siding is approved in your HOA. We allowed it in ours after it was a better product for our houses after some aging.