Updated August 2026 If your Austin-area home has natural stone, choosing a dark exterior paint color can completely transform its appearance—but the wrong dark color can make beautiful Texas limestone look yellow, muddy, or disconnected from the rest of the house. The key is understanding the stone first. Austin and Central Texas homes commonly feature limestone in a range of cream, ivory, beige, gray, and buff tones. The City of Austin identifies limestone as the area's most
