Licorice
Licorice is a grey paint color from PPG, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its LRV of 7 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#4e4f48LRV
7.00
Licorice's Color Strip
Licorice is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip PPG1009, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Licorice in Rooms
Follow Licorice 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
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Licorice (PPG1009-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Licorice — earthy bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Licorice (PPG1009-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
cottagecore front door featuring Licorice by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
Viewed across 1 dining room image in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, Licorice (PPG1009-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Licorice paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Across 1 home office image, Licorice (PPG1009-7) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
PPG Licorice in a moody home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Licorice (PPG1009-7) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A art deco bedroom painted in Licorice
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Licorice (PPG1009-7) 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.
aesthetic patio featuring Licorice by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage and flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware guide the final sample decision.
Licorice paint in a small mudroom
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1 House Photo
Licorice (PPG1009-7) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Licorice color — modern luxury house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Against stone, timber, tile and metal finishes, Licorice (PPG1009-7) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Licorice — scandinavian kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Across 1 living room image, Licorice (PPG1009-7) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. With an LRV of 7, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A mid century living room painted in Licorice
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Magic Dust reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where Licorice encloses it.
Trim Color
Horseradish reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Licorice encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Licorice is a dark, cool, coal black with a raven undertone. It is a perfect paint color for the trim of an exterior or the exterior of your home. Pair it with lighter tans.