Smoke Screen
Smoke Screen is a blue paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. An LRV of 47 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
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47.00
Smoke Screen's Color Strip
Smoke Screen is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Winter's Breath and Feldspar. The strip spans from Evening Mist at the lightest end to Midnight Hour at the deepest. Browsing strip PPG1038 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Smoke Screen in Rooms
Follow Smoke Screen 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
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4). The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Smoke Screen — industrial bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A traditional bedroom painted in Smoke Screen
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1 Dining Room Photo
In a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, the most interesting quality of Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) may be the way it responds to timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Smoke Screen paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 47 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
minimalist front door featuring Smoke Screen by PPG
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Smoke Screen color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image trace Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Smoke Screen — industrial kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 47 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.
Smoke Screen paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
A cozy living room painted in Smoke Screen
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1 Home Office Photo
Against wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating, Smoke Screen (PPG1038-4) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 47 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
PPG Smoke Screen in a minimalist home office
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1 Patio Photo
The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade and stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery guide the final sample decision.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Smoke Screen by PPG
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Coordinating Colors
Alpaca Wool reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 76 vs 47, Oatmeal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 47, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Smoke Screen is a midtone, cool, stormy gray with a navy undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a stunning basement. Pair it with deep wood tones for furniture.