Coffee Custard
PPG's Coffee Custard is a grey shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 34 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#ab9b9cLRV
34.00
Coffee Custard's Color Strip
Coffee Custard is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ancestral and Choo Choo. The strip spans from Forever Faithful at the lightest end to Carob Chip at the deepest. Strip PPG1047 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Coffee Custard in Rooms
Follow Coffee Custard 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 Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Coffee Custard — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 34 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 boho bedroom painted in Coffee Custard
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1 Front Door Photo
The threshold between the street and the interior can draw different notes from Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
classy front door featuring Coffee Custard by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Coffee Custard paint in a boho dining room
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1 House Photo
Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 34 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Coffee Custard color — scandinavian house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Coffee Custard — vintage kitchen
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1 Home Office Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow and wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating guide the final sample decision.
PPG Coffee Custard in a moody home office
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1 Living Room Photo
Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 34 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A scandinavian living room painted in Coffee Custard
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1 Patio Photo
These 1 patio image show how Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) can sit beside stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
mediterranean patio featuring Coffee Custard by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 34 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Coffee Custard paint in a earthy mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 47 vs 34, Happy Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 34, Ostrich Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 81 vs 34, Lotus Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 34), opening up a space where Coffee Custard encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Coffee Custard is a saturated, neutral, raspberry chocolate purple with a dusty rose undertone. It is a perfect paint color to accent today's modern gray interiors, especially in a bedroom, walk-in closet or office space. Pair it with lighter gray or grayed white trim.