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Afternoon Tea

PPG's Afternoon Tea is a beige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 7 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.

LRV

7.00

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Light Reflectance Value
7.00
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Afternoon Tea's Color Strip

Afternoon Tea is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip PPG1023 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.

Afternoon Tea in Rooms

Follow Afternoon Tea from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.

1 Bathroom Photo

Viewed across 1 bathroom image in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Afternoon Tea — minimalist bathroom

Afternoon Tea — minimalist bathroom

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1 Front Door Photo

Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) brings its beige character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

bold front door featuring Afternoon Tea by PPG

bold front door featuring Afternoon Tea by PPG

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1 Home Office Photo

Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) moves through 1 home office image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

PPG Afternoon Tea in a scandinavian home office

PPG Afternoon Tea in a scandinavian home office

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1 Bedroom Photo

Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

A moody bedroom painted in Afternoon Tea

A moody bedroom painted in Afternoon Tea

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1 Dining Room Photo

Across 1 dining room image, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) meets natural light, candles and pendant lighting. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Afternoon Tea paint in a elegant dining room

Afternoon Tea paint in a elegant dining room

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1 Mudroom Photo

Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.

Afternoon Tea paint in a industrial mudroom

Afternoon Tea paint in a industrial mudroom

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1 Kitchen Photo

The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let daylight, task lighting and evening pendants and stone, timber, tile and metal finishes guide the final sample decision.

Afternoon Tea — minimalist kitchen

Afternoon Tea — minimalist kitchen

@simplywalldecor

1 House Photo

Across 1 house image, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) meets full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Afternoon Tea color — aesthetic house inspiration

Afternoon Tea color — aesthetic house inspiration

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1 Patio Photo

Viewed across 1 patio image in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

rustic modern patio featuring Afternoon Tea by PPG

rustic modern patio featuring Afternoon Tea by PPG

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1 Living Room Photo

Across 1 living room image, Afternoon Tea (PPG1023-7) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

A minimalist living room painted in Afternoon Tea

A minimalist living room painted in Afternoon Tea

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Coordinating Colors

Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
Black Magic
Black Magic
Afternoon Tea vs Black Magic
PPG
Afternoon Tea
PPG1023-7 · LRV 7
PPG
Black Magic
PPG1001-7 · LRV 4

Afternoon Tea reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Trim Color

Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
Purity
Afternoon Tea vs Purity
PPG
Afternoon Tea
PPG1023-7 · LRV 7
PPG
Purity
PPG14-20 · LRV 80

Purity reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Afternoon Tea encloses it.

Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
Delicate White
Delicate White
Afternoon Tea vs Delicate White
PPG
Afternoon Tea
PPG1023-7 · LRV 7
PPG
Delicate White
PPG1001-1 · LRV 88

Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Afternoon Tea encloses it.

Color Codes

RGB89, 78, 64
HSL34° 16% 30%
CIE LabL: 33.9 a: 2.1 b: 10.0
XYZX: 7.77 Y: 7.94 Z: 5.97
StripPPG1023 pos. 7

Manufacturer description

Afternoon Tea is a dark, gray, clay brown with a khaki undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an interior accent wall or trim. Pair it with light creams.

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