Desert Rose Shingle Color
Desert Rose shingle color comes from Owens Corning Duration, with Desert Tan and Painted Desert as the close alternatives below.
Desert Rose reads warm brown with a red cast. Desert Tan on Oakridge is lighter.
It reads rose in sun and plain brown under cloud. Which one you get depends on your light, not on the swatch.
- Shingles
- 3
- Brands
- 2
- Per square
- $113 to $139
What Desert Rose Looks Like on a Roof
Desert Rose is a warm brown carrying enough red to read rose in direct sun.
Under overcast light it flattens toward plain brown, which is worth checking before you commit to it.
Desert Rose, Desert Tan and Painted Desert
Owens Corning Duration carries Desert Rose at 130 mph on a lifetime warranty.
Oakridge Desert Tan is the lighter, cheaper option. CertainTeed Painted Desert is the lightest of the three.
- Owens Corning Duration $120 to $139
What Desert Rose Costs per Square
$113 to $139 per square
Materials only, three bundles to a square, from a 2026 retail snapshot.
Oakridge is the cheapest entry. Duration costs more and adds the SureNail strip.
Tear off, underlayment, ridge cap and labor are quoted separately.
Owens Corning, in the Duration line. Owens Corning also carries Desert Tan in Oakridge, which is the lighter version of the same idea.
Desert Rose is darker and carries more red than Desert Tan. Desert Rose is a Duration color, Desert Tan an Oakridge color, and Duration is rated to 130 mph against Oakridge at 110 mph.
A warm brown with a red cast. It reads rose in direct sun and closer to plain brown under cloud.
Cream, sand, adobe and warm white all work. Cool gray and blue siding fight the red in it.
How to see Desert Rose in your light
One daylight photo, front of the house, whole roof visible. The roof masks itself in about four seconds.
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