Arctic Cotton
Arctic Cotton is a greige paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its greige and white classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#e6e3dfLRV
77.00
Arctic Cotton's Color Strip
Arctic Cotton is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Silver Feather and Cool Slate. The strip spans from Silver Feather at the lightest end to Phantom Mist at the deepest. Strip PPG1002 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Arctic Cotton in Rooms
Follow Arctic Cotton 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 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Arctic Cotton
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1 Bathroom Photo
In a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, the most interesting quality of Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) may be the way it responds to tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The greige, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Arctic Cotton — japandi bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) moves through 1 dining room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Arctic Cotton paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
1 home office image trace Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) through the transition between focused work and the rest of the home. The greige, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Arctic Cotton in a industrial home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
mediterranean front door featuring Arctic Cotton by PPG
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1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a greige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Arctic Cotton — transitional house
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) through the broad shift from bright afternoon to dusk. The greige, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Arctic Cotton in a mediterranean patio
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1 Mudroom Photo
Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) moves through 1 mudroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
rustic modern mudroom featuring Arctic Cotton by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
The changing light from breakfast through dinner can draw different notes from Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2). The greige, white hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A classy kitchen cabinets painted in Arctic Cotton
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1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Arctic Cotton (PPG1002-2) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. Its LRV of 77 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
A mid century living room painted in Arctic Cotton
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Arctic Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (88 vs 77) makes Delicate White the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Arctic Cotton is a light, warm, delicate gray paint color with an amethyst undertone. It is a perfect paint color for main walls, interior or exterior. Pair it with off-white trim or add deeper shades of warm gray for contrast.