Ancient Cloud
Ancient Cloud is a grey paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. An LRV of 64 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#d2d1ceLRV
64.00
Ancient Cloud's Color Strip
Ancient Cloud is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Shaded Whisper and Silver Band. The strip spans from Shaded Whisper at the lightest end to Starless Sky at the deepest. Browsing strip PPG0995 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Ancient Cloud in Rooms
Follow Ancient Cloud 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 Front Door Photo
Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
mediterranean front door featuring Ancient Cloud by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. An LRV of 64 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Ancient Cloud paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) moves through 1 bathroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 64 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Ancient Cloud — minimalist bathroom
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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 moody bedroom painted in Ancient Cloud
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition between focused work and the rest of the home can draw different notes from Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Ancient Cloud in a contemporary home office
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1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A organic modern living room painted in Ancient Cloud
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) 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.
coastal patio featuring Ancient Cloud by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 64 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.
Ancient Cloud paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a grey swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 64 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Ancient Cloud color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Ancient Cloud (PPG0995-2) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Ancient Cloud — classy kitchen cabinets
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Magic Dust encloses it.
Trim Color
Horseradish reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 64), opening up a space where Ancient Cloud encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 64, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Ancient Cloud is a light, cool, stormy gray with a cloudy undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an open floor plan. Pair it with any color of your choice.