Metropolis
Metropolis is a greige paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its LRV of 10 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#61584fLRV
10.00
Metropolis's Color Strip
Metropolis is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Browsing strip PPG1006 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Metropolis in Rooms
Follow Metropolis 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
The 1 bedroom image turn a greige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Metropolis
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1 Front Door Photo
These 1 front door image show how Metropolis (PPG1006-7) can sit beside hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
stylish front door featuring Metropolis by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
Metropolis (PPG1006-7) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Metropolis paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
Against tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures, Metropolis (PPG1006-7) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Metropolis — coastal bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
Metropolis (PPG1006-7) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
PPG Metropolis in a warm home office
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1 House Photo
Metropolis (PPG1006-7) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Metropolis color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a greige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A cozy living room painted in Metropolis
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1 Patio Photo
Metropolis (PPG1006-7) can change noticeably under direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
warm patio featuring Metropolis by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image trace Metropolis (PPG1006-7) through the daily movement of arrivals, departures and changing weather. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Metropolis paint in a small mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Metropolis (PPG1006-7) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Metropolis — bold kitchen cabinets
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Metropolis the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 80 vs 10, Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 10, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Metropolis is a dark, gray, tree bark brown with a cocoa brown undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an accent wall to create a quietly stunning space. Pair it with lighter greiges.