Cabernet
PPG Cabernet (PPG1049-6) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its LRV of 14 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#8e5b68LRV
14.00
Cabernet's Color Strip
Cabernet is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Mauve Madness and Red Red Wine. The strip spans from Snowy Mount at the lightest end to Red Red Wine at the deepest. As part of strip PPG1049, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Cabernet in Rooms
Follow Cabernet 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, Cabernet (PPG1049-6) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cabernet — minimalist bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Cabernet (PPG1049-6) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A boho bedroom painted in Cabernet
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1 Dining Room Photo
Viewed across 1 dining room image in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, Cabernet (PPG1049-6) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cabernet paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Cabernet (PPG1049-6) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The pink hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
traditional front door featuring Cabernet by PPG
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1 House Photo
Cabernet (PPG1049-6) brings its pink character into an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cabernet color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Across 1 kitchen image, Cabernet (PPG1049-6) meets daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cabernet — scandinavian kitchen
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1 Home Office Photo
The 1 home office image turn a pink swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
PPG Cabernet in a contemporary home office
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1 Patio Photo
Viewed across 1 patio image in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, Cabernet (PPG1049-6) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
mediterranean patio featuring Cabernet by PPG
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a pink swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A industrial living room painted in Cabernet
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1 Mudroom Photo
Cabernet (PPG1049-6) brings its pink character into a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. With an LRV of 14, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cabernet paint in a small mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
Happy Trails reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 14), opening up a space where Cabernet encloses it.
Ostrich Feather reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 14), opening up a space where Cabernet encloses it.
Trim Color
Lotus Petal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 14), opening up a space where Cabernet encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 14, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Cabernet is a deep, subdued, raspberry chocolate purple with a dusty rose undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a warm dining room or soft wine-tasting room. Pair it with deep toned woods.