Desert Dune
Desert Dune begins as a greige color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its greige and grey 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
#b5ab9cLRV
42.00
Desert Dune's Color Strip
Desert Dune is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ashen and Stone Gray. The strip spans from Oatmeal at the lightest end to Afternoon Tea at the deepest. Browsing strip PPG1023 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Desert Dune in Rooms
Follow Desert Dune 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 Home Office Photo
1 home office image trace Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) through the transition between focused work and the rest of the home. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Desert Dune in a minimalist home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
In a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, the most interesting quality of Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) may be the way it responds to tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Desert Dune — moody bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
modern luxury front door featuring Desert Dune by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
Against timber, table linen, glass and artwork, Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Desert Dune paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Desert Dune
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1 Mudroom Photo
Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.
Desert Dune paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 House Photo
Against roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim, Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Desert Dune color — mediterranean house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let the movement from window light to lamplight and upholstery, timber, art and metal accents guide the final sample decision.
A contemporary living room painted in Desert Dune
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) through the broad shift from bright afternoon to dusk. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
boho patio featuring Desert Dune by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
Against stone, timber, tile and metal finishes, Desert Dune (PPG1023-4) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Desert Dune — organic modern kitchen
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 42 vs 4, Desert Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 80 vs 42, Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 42, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Desert Dune is a midtone, gray, clay beige with a khaki undertone. It is a perfect paint color for contemporary living spaces. Pair it with today’s trending blues and purple tones.