While you will see some red brick homes, most new construction has lighter brick colors such as tan, white, buff, and shades of gray.

When the clay is fired, the reaction from the heat with the iron gives the hardened clay a pink tint that is too light to be called red. Bricks with a light, whitish or yellow tint occur when the clay has a high lime content instead of being high in iron. Brick colors include red, pink, brown, and gray.