Cool Slate
PPG's Cool Slate is a greige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 62 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
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62.00
Cool Slate's Color Strip
Cool Slate is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Arctic Cotton and Gray Marble. The strip spans from Silver Feather at the lightest end to Phantom Mist at the deepest. Strip PPG1002 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Cool Slate in Rooms
Follow Cool Slate 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
Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 62 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Cool Slate — modern luxury bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
These 1 dining room image show how Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) can sit beside timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A art deco dining room painted in Cool Slate
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1 Front Door Photo
Viewed across 1 front door image in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 62 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Cool Slate paint in a classy front door
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1 Bedroom Photo
The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
Cool Slate — moody bedroom
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1 Home Office Photo
Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
contemporary home office featuring Cool Slate by PPG
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Cool Slate in a transitional house
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1 Living Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Cool Slate — organic modern living room
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1 Kitchen Photo
The 1 kitchen image turn a greige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 62 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Cool Slate color — contemporary kitchen cabinets inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio image turn a greige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 62 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Cool Slate paint in a warm patio
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1 Mudroom Photo
Cool Slate (PPG1002-3) can change noticeably under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A cottagecore mudroom painted in Cool Slate
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Coordinating Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Alpaca Wool the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 62), opening up a space where Cool Slate encloses it.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 62), opening up a space where Cool Slate encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
Cool Slate is a soft, warm, delicate gray with an amethyst undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an updated background for any room. Pair it with black or navy for trim.