Bark
Bark begins as a grey color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. 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
#5f5854LRV
10.00
Bark's Color Strip
Bark is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip PPG1007, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Bark in Rooms
Follow Bark from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 11 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Bark (PPG1007-7) brings its grey character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
bold front door featuring Bark by PPG
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1 Home Office Photo
Bark (PPG1007-7) 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 daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow.
PPG Bark in a neutral home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
The 1 bedroom image turn a grey 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 organic modern bedroom painted in Bark
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1 Bathroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bathroom image in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, Bark (PPG1007-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Bark — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Bark (PPG1007-7) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Bark paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Bark (PPG1007-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Bark paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 House Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Bark (PPG1007-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Bark color — maximalist house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Bark (PPG1007-7) moves through 1 living room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. With an LRV of 10, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A mid century living room painted in Bark
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio image turn a grey 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.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Bark by PPG
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
1 kitchen cabinets image trace Bark (PPG1007-7) through the repetition of doors, drawers and shadow lines. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bark — contemporary kitchen cabinets
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Bark (PPG1007-7) 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.
Bark — vintage kitchen
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Bark the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 88 vs 10, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Bark is a dark, warm, brown sugar black with a gingerbread undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a trendy exterior. Pair it with light neutral shades.