Does the color of the downspouts matter?

[Abramsson]

I wonder if it matters which color you choose for roof drainage. I have heard that white downpipes soon become ugly due to algae etc. Is that true? What about silver-colored ones? Should you choose black to avoid seeing the "elendet"?

 

[FemTummar]

Mine are white and the only thing that made them ugly is physical direct contact with a trailer.

 

[Abramsson]

How long have you had them?

 

[FemTummar]

We have only had them for a year (painted the house this summer) but they were white when we bought the house too and that was four years since they were last painted.

 

[pinebar]

Of course it matters! They are as visible as any knots.
I would only choose black if one of the colors of the house is black.
Isn't it appropriate to choose a color that blends in with the house's color scheme?
On our light green/white house, black would look really odd.