Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor is a grey paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its LRV of 11 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
#5c5d5dLRV
11.00
Knight's Armor's Color Strip
Knight's Armor is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Dover Gray and Black Magic. The strip spans from Delicate White at the lightest end to Black Magic at the deepest. Strip PPG1001 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Knight's Armor in Rooms
Follow Knight's Armor 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
Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) moves through 1 bedroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A boho bedroom painted in Knight's Armor
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1 Home Office Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow and wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating guide the final sample decision.
PPG Knight's Armor in a unique home office
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1 Front Door Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light and hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim guide the final sample decision.
stylish front door featuring Knight's Armor by PPG
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1 Bathroom Photo
Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Knight's Armor — coastal bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let natural light, candles and pendant lighting and timber, table linen, glass and artwork guide the final sample decision.
Knight's Armor paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Kitchen Photo
Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants.
Knight's Armor — vintage kitchen cabinets
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Knight's Armor color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) moves through 1 mudroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Knight's Armor paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) through the broad shift from bright afternoon to dusk. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A warm patio painted in Knight's Armor
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1 Living Room Photo
Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) brings its grey character into a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Knight's Armor — organic modern living room
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Sourdough reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 11), opening up a space where Knight's Armor encloses it.
Magic Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Horseradish reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 11), opening up a space where Knight's Armor encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 11, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Knight's Armor is a deep, cool, chalkboard gray with a true black undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an accent wall. Pair it with lighter gray selections.