Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone is a grey paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. An LRV of 39 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
#a4a7a4LRV
39.00
Stepping Stone's Color Strip
Stepping Stone is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Solstice and Downpour. The strip spans from Pegasus at the lightest end to Zombie at the deepest. As part of strip PPG1010, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Stepping Stone in Rooms
Follow Stepping Stone 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
In a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort, the most interesting quality of Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) may be the way it responds to wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Stepping Stone in a scandinavian home office
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1 Front Door Photo
1 front door image place Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
scandinavian front door featuring Stepping Stone by PPG
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1 Bathroom Photo
Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) can change noticeably under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Stepping Stone — minimalist bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.
A art deco bedroom painted in Stepping Stone
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1 Patio Photo
Across 1 patio image, Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) meets direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade. An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
aesthetic patio featuring Stepping Stone by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Stepping Stone — classy kitchen
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1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a grey swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Stepping Stone color — maximalist house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Stepping Stone paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image trace Stepping Stone (PPG1010-4) through the room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Stepping Stone — art deco dining room
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a grey swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 39 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Stepping Stone — traditional living room
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Coordinating Colors
Sourdough reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
Stepping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 21), opening up a space where Magic Dust encloses it.
Trim Color
Horseradish reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 39), opening up a space where Stepping Stone encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 39, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Stepping Stone is a midtone, warm, cloudy gray with a slate undertone. It is a perfect paint color for surrounding lighter gray walls. Pair it with dark woods.