Mostly Metal
PPG Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#575e5fLRV
11.00
Mostly Metal's Color Strip
Mostly Metal is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip PPG1036, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Mostly Metal in Rooms
Follow Mostly Metal 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
Across 1 bathroom image, Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Mostly Metal — minimalist bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
The room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions can draw different notes from Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Mostly Metal paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
The 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.
A cozy bedroom painted in Mostly Metal
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1 Front Door Photo
Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) brings its grey character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
scandinavian front door featuring Mostly Metal by PPG
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1 Home Office Photo
Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) brings its grey character into a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort. With an LRV of 11, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
PPG Mostly Metal in a unique home office
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1 House Photo
Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) can change noticeably under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Mostly Metal color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) 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 the movement from window light to lamplight.
A scandinavian living room painted in Mostly Metal
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1 Patio Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Mostly Metal paint in a minimalist patio
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Mostly Metal (PPG1036-7) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Mostly Metal — earthy kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage and flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware guide the final sample decision.
A cottagecore mudroom painted in Mostly Metal
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Coordinating Colors
Sourdough reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 11), opening up a space where Mostly Metal 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 Mostly Metal encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 11, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Mostly Metal is a dark, cool, menacing black with a darkest green undertone. It is a perfect paint color for today's exterior, mono-chromatic trend. Pair it with roof tiles for a statement exterior.