Gosling Gray
PPG's Gosling Gray is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its blue and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#a9aeb4LRV
42.00
Gosling Gray's Color Strip
Gosling Gray is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Train and Gray Suit. The strip spans from Peregrine at the lightest end to Moody Sky at the deepest. Strip PPG0993 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Gosling Gray in Rooms
Follow Gosling Gray 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 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gosling Gray on the walls of a cozy bedroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) moves through 1 dining room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A elegant dining room with Gosling Gray painted walls
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1 Bathroom Photo
These 1 bathroom image show how Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) can sit beside tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Gosling Gray paint color in a wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
The 1 front door image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gosling Gray wall color — cottagecore front door
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1 Home Office Photo
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) can change noticeably under daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
contemporary home office with Gosling Gray on the walls
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) 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.
Gosling Gray as a wall paint in a maximalist house
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
A neutral mudroom with Gosling Gray painted walls
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Gosling Gray paint color in a bold kitchen cabinets
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1 Living Room Photo
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 42 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.
Gosling Gray on the walls of a elegant living room
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1 Patio Photo
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) moves through 1 patio image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 42 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Gosling Gray wall color — coastal patio
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 66 vs 42, Alpaca Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 42), opening up a space where Gosling Gray encloses it.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 42), opening up a space where Gosling Gray encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Gosling Gray is a midtone, cool, slate gray with a celestial undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a dining room or bathroom. Pair it with deep wood accents, white trim and navy fabrics.