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Alumawood and Elitewood Colors and How to Get HOA Approval

Written October 8, 2026. The color names below come from the manufacturers' own brochures and web pages as they read that day, and from our own site. The Four Seasons brochures say "Colors vary by location", so confirm any name against the current chart before it goes on an HOA form.

Key Takeaways:
Our site lists eight standard Elitewood colors: White, Desert Sand, Brown, Beige, Champagne, Adobe, Almond and Cameo. Seven of those names are in Four Seasons' Classic brochure. The brochure's eighth is Gray.
Alumawood's own site lists seven: Adobe, Desert Sand, Latte, Spanish Brown, Graphite, Mojave Tan and White.
Insulated roof panels come in fewer colors. Both makers name White and Desert Sand.
Lighter colors run cooler in the sun. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory calculates that a clean white roof stays about 55°F cooler on a summer afternoon than a gray one.
Field-applied paint voids Alumawood's finish coverage, so settle the color with a real sample before the form goes in.

What colors do Elitewood and Alumawood patio covers come in?

Seven or eight per line, mostly neutral earth tones, and the lists do not all agree. Here is each published list, with where it came from.

ProductColors namedWhere the list is
Elitewood, standard colorsWhite, Desert Sand, Brown, Beige, Champagne, Adobe, Almond, CameoCity Seamless site
Elitewood ClassicAdobe, Almond, Beige, Brown, Gray, Champagne, Desert Sand, WhiteFour Seasons Classic Series brochure
Elitewood UltraWhite, Ivory, Beige, Adobe, Desert Sand, Brown, WheatFour Seasons Ultra Series brochure
Elitewood insulated roof panelsWhite and Desert Sand, with other colors for the trim members. The Four Seasons site adds Almond on some cedar-embossed panels.Four Seasons insulated cover brochure and product page
Alumawood lattice and solid panelAdobe, Desert Sand, Latte, Spanish Brown, Graphite, Mojave Tan, WhiteAlumawood site
Alumawood insulated panelWhite and Desert SandAlumawood site

Three things stand out. White, Desert Sand and Adobe are on every lattice and solid list, from both makers. Cameo is on our list and not in either Four Seasons brochure, and Gray, Ivory and Wheat are in the brochures and not on our list. And on an insulated cover, both makers' material lists White and Desert Sand for the roof panels, so confirm the panel color before you plan around any other.

The Classic brochure explains the gaps in one line: "Colors vary by product and service center location." So the name that belongs on your HOA form is the one on the current chart for the exact line you are buying. Ask us for that chart at the estimate.

Two-tone combinations are available on Elitewood, for example a Desert Sand roof with Brown posts and beams. On a lattice cover that can mean slats in one color and beams and posts in another.

What is the finish, in the manufacturer's words?

It is a factory coating baked onto embossed aluminum, and the three lines use three different coatings.

  • Elitewood Classic. Four Seasons says "a base coat of primer is baked on, followed by a polyester finish that includes a textured additive, which is also baked on". The metal is embossed with a cedar texture.
  • Elitewood Ultra. The brochure describes a baked-on primer coat and then "a finish coat of Kynar 500". The texture is a deep driftwood embossing.
  • Alumawood. The maker calls its coating the "Aluma-Shield® paint system with Teflon® surface protector" and describes "The Washability of a Semi-Gloss Finish and the Decorative Appeal of a Matte Finish".

Texture and gloss matter for matching because the same color name can read differently on an embossed metal beam than on flat stucco. They matter for a second reason too. The factory finish is the color you keep. Alumawood's FAQ says "any field-applied paint or coating voids that portion of the coverage". Our warranty post goes through what each finish warranty says.

Does a darker patio cover color get hotter?

Yes, on the surface the sun hits. How much depends on how much sunlight the surface reflects, and color is the part of that you can see.

A clear figure comes from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Heat Island Group: "On a typical summer afternoon, a clean white roof that reflects 80% of sunlight will stay about 31°C (55°F) cooler than a gray roof that reflects only 20% of sunlight." The lab's footnote says the figure is "Calculated under the standard summer afternoon weather" of an ASTM standard, so it is a calculation and not a reading off one roof.

Take it carefully. It is a figure for roofs with those two reflectance values, not for any patio cover color. The makers publish no reflectance number for their patio colors, so we cannot tell you how many degrees apart White and Brown run on your patio. The Cool Roof Rating Council adds a caution of its own: "Generally, lighter colored products are more reflective than darker colors, but color is not the only indicator of solar reflectance performance."

What you can take from it is the direction. Generally, a lighter roof color runs cooler on top than a darker one. On a solid cover without insulation, some radiant heat still transfers through the aluminum panels, so the roof color is worth weighing if heat is the reason you are building. Our Las Vegas heat guide has the rest of that story.

Dust is the other everyday difference. Alumawood's own note on its colors: "Desert Sand and Mojave Tan tend to mask dust. White keeps its brightness but shows debris sooner."

What do Las Vegas HOAs require for patio cover colors?

Whatever your own design guidelines say, and they differ by community. Most Summerlin villages, for one, have specific architectural standards for patio covers: approved colors, setback requirements, and sometimes design guidelines.

Here is what one association's current standards look like. Sun City Summerlin's 2026 development standards say an aftermarket Alumawood or composite patio cover "must be painted white, beige, or an approved color of the Dwelling." They allow open or slatted covers "provided they are made of approved materials such as wood-textured aluminum." And they close the loop after approval: "The finished product must match the approved project."

Read against the table, White and Beige are chart names that rule mentions directly. Any other color has to be an approved color of the house. Your community's rule will be different. Get the current guidelines from your association before you fall for a color.

How do I match a patio cover color to my stucco and trim?

With a physical sample, outside, at midday, held against the fascia. A screen or a printed brochure will not show you the color the sun shows you.

  1. Get physical samples of two or three colors from the current chart.
  2. Take them outside around midday. Look at them in full sun, then in the shade under the eave.
  3. Hold each one against the fascia and trim, not the wall. An attached cover is bolted to the fascia board or exterior wall of the home, so the header and beams sit right at the trim line. That is where a near miss shows.
  4. Walk to the far side of the yard and look again.
  5. Photograph the sample in place, with the fascia and the stucco both in the frame. Those photos go in your submittal.

Expect a close match, not a paint-store match. Alumawood says "Custom color-matching is not part of the standard program". When nothing on the chart sits right against both the trim and the stucco, a two-tone cover is one answer: one chart color for the roof, another for the posts and beams.

What goes in an HOA color submittal?

The color by its chart name, something physical or photographic that shows it, and where it goes on the house. Sun City Summerlin's wording shows what one committee asks for: "Material samples, pictures, brochures, color and/or paint samples, etc., that illustrate proposed work must be submitted."

  • Your association's own application form.
  • The product line and the exact color name from the current chart. For two-tone, which color goes on which part.
  • The manufacturer's brochure page or color sheet. We can provide color documentation and design specs for your submission.
  • Your photos of the sample against the fascia and stucco.
  • A drawing that shows the cover's size and placement.

Keep the approval, and check that the color name on your contract matches it. If you already have your CC&Rs or an approved color list, bring them to the estimate. Our permit and HOA checklist covers the rest of the review, including the order to file in.

Frequently asked questions

What colors does Elitewood come in?

Our site lists eight standard Elitewood colors: White, Desert Sand, Brown, Beige, Champagne, Adobe, Almond and Cameo. Four Seasons' brochures say colors vary by location, so confirm the name on the current chart.

What colors does Alumawood come in?

Alumawood's own site lists seven: Adobe, Desert Sand, Latte, Spanish Brown, Graphite, Mojave Tan and White. Its insulated panel comes in White and Desert Sand.

Does a white patio cover stay cooler than a dark one?

On the surface the sun hits, a lighter color runs cooler. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory calculates that a clean white roof reflecting 80% of sunlight stays about 55°F cooler on a summer afternoon than a gray roof reflecting 20%. That is a roof figure, not a number for any patio cover color.

Can I paint an aluminum patio cover later to match the house?

Plan not to. Alumawood's FAQ says any field-applied paint or coating voids the finish portion of its coverage. Choose from the chart with a real sample instead.

Can the roof and the posts be different colors?

Yes. Two-tone combinations are available on Elitewood, for example a Desert Sand roof with Brown posts and beams.

What does an HOA want to see for a patio cover color?

It depends on your association. Sun City Summerlin's standards, as one published example, ask for material samples, pictures, brochures and color samples that illustrate the work. Get your own association's current guidelines and application form.

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