Owens Corning Duration Designer Summer Harvest Shingles
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#7E5D4A · brown · warm undertone
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Owens Corning Duration Designer Summer Harvest Shingles

Traditional brown that flatters brick, stone, and warm-wood elevations.

Wind 130 mph
Warranty Lifetime
Per square $128
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Independent product summary. Warranty terms and installed price vary by contractor and region.

The numbers, plainly.

Every figure a contractor or an insurer will ask about, with the standard it is measured against.

Type
Asphalt
Fiberglass-mat, granule-coated, dimensional architectural shingle
Grade
Designer Architectural
Laminated profile with dimensional shadow line
Warranty
Lifetime
Manufacturer limited; transferable terms vary
Wind rating
130 mph
SureNail Strip nailing reinforcement. ASTM D7158 Class H.
Hail / impact
Class 3
UL 2218 Impact-Resistance Test rating. Class 4 is the highest grade; some Florida insurers offer a small discount on hail-rated roofs.
Fire rating
Class A
ASTM E108 / UL 790
Weight per square
240 lbs
Standard architectural asphalt
Algae resistance
StreakGuard
10-year algae warranty
Manufacturer
Owens Corning
Toledo, OH · made in the USA
Exposure
5 5/8"
Manufacturer-specified shingle exposure per course

What you're looking at.

The granule tones the blend is built from, how the colour is classified, and how it behaves on a roof.

Granule 01 Base tone #7E5D4A
Granule 02 Deeper granule #5E453A
Granule 03 Lighter granule #9C7960
Hex
#7E5D4A
Family
Brown
Undertone
Warm
Best in
Late afternoon light
How it shifts

Summer Harvest sits in the warm half of the asphalt spectrum and pairs naturally with brick, stone, and earth-tone siding. On Florida elevations with bright midday light, the surface picks up enough red to read as a clear, decided color rather than a generic 'dark roof'.

The profile

Look closely and you can pick out three or four granule shades inside the blend. The eye stops registering them at conversational distance, but the layered texture is why warm-brown asphalt roofs photograph as 'rich' rather than 'flat'.

Where it belongs

Difficult to use poorly on a craftsman, traditional, or Tudor home. Harder to specify on a stark modern build where the warmth of the roof can fight the rest of the palette.

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See it on a house.

Duration Designer Summer Harvest, shown two ways: photographs from manufacturers and Florida roofers, and renders that keep the roof color from an install photo and restyle the facade around it. Every image below says which it is.

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AI-rendered example (aerial view)

Summer Harvest pairs well with.

Click a swatch to see this exact pairing rendered on a real Florida home.

Classic neutral Warm Cream Earthy modern Soft Sage Tonal match Brick Red Bright contrast Stone White Monochromatic Tobacco Brown

Other brown shingles, side by side.

Cross-brand similarity computed by redmean RGB distance. Lower distance equals closer perceived match.

Atlas · Pinnacle Pristine BURNT HICKORY Redmean Δ 11.4 CertainTeed · Grand Manor Brownstone Redmean Δ 12.5 CertainTeed · Landmark Heather Blend Redmean Δ 14.3 GAF · Camelot Ii Camelot Ii Barkwood Redmean Δ 15.1 CertainTeed · Landmark Pro Max Def Prairie Wood Redmean Δ 16.3

What it actually costs.

Materials-per-square pulled from retailer scrape (Lowe's/Home Depot Florida zips).

Per square (materials)
$128–$147

Home Depot / Lowe's retail snapshot, three bundles per square.

Typical 30-square home
$3,840–$4,410

Materials only. Underlayment, starter strip, and ridge cap not included.

Installed in Florida
$11k–$19k

Full re-roof including tear-off, decking inspection, install, and disposal. Range varies by pitch, square count, and accessibility.

What this shingle costs installed in Florida: Asphalt shingle roof cost Florida

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About Summer Harvest.

Questions homeowners ask before they commit. Answered without sales spin.

A warm, anchored brown with visible reddish or amber granule accents. In direct Florida sun it reads as a clear sienna or coffee; in shade it softens to a near-black. The blend is layered enough that the surface looks alive rather than flat.

Yes, and that is the canonical pairing. Brown asphalt and red brick share a warm tonal family, so they read as one coordinated elevation rather than competing colors. The trick is keeping the trim color clean and bright (warm white, soft cream) so the eye has somewhere to rest.

Minimally. Owens Corning's ceramic granule coating holds warm tones for 25 plus years in Florida UV. Browns tend to drift slightly cooler over the first 5 years (a barely visible shift) and then stabilize. The full warranty covers premature fading. Source: Owens Corning product warranty card and NRCA Asphalt Shingle Manual.

Slightly. Dark warm tones absorb similar solar heat to dark grays, adding roughly 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit to peak-summer attic temperatures versus a light gray. Proper ventilation and a radiant barrier under the decking keep monthly cooling-cost impact under 20 dollars in most homes.

The 'brown' SKUs across major brands sit within a fairly tight tonal window. Most are mid-to-dark brown with warm undertones; differences are mostly in granule blend size and shadow-line depth. Use the Compare tab to see direct hex deltas against similar SKUs.

On a contemporary white-stucco build, possibly. On a craftsman, traditional, Tudor, or Mediterranean elevation it is the most architecturally correct choice and reads as deliberate rather than dated. Picking by house style matters more than by trend.

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