Shining Armor
PPG Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#908b8eLRV
26.00
Shining Armor's Color Strip
Shining Armor is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Equilibrium and Cracked Slate. The strip spans from Fall Chill at the lightest end to Blackhearth at the deepest. Browsing strip PPG1003 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Shining Armor in Rooms
Follow Shining Armor 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
Viewed across 1 front door image in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 26 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
classy front door featuring Shining Armor by PPG
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1 Bedroom Photo
These 1 bedroom image show how Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) can sit beside bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A cozy bedroom painted in Shining Armor
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1 Home Office Photo
These 1 home office image show how Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
PPG Shining Armor in a unique home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 26 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Shining Armor paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let window light, mirrors and focused task lighting and tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures guide the final sample decision.
Shining Armor — modern luxury bathroom
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. An LRV of 26 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Shining Armor color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) 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 elegant living room painted in Shining Armor
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1 Mudroom Photo
The daily movement of arrivals, departures and changing weather can draw different notes from Shining Armor (PPG1003-5). The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Shining Armor paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade and stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery guide the final sample decision.
warm patio featuring Shining Armor by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
Shining Armor (PPG1003-5) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 26 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Shining Armor — bold kitchen cabinets
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Alpaca Wool reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Shining Armor encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 76 vs 26, Oatmeal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 26, Delicate White is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Shining Armor is a saturated, warm, heliotrope gray with a raspberry undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a backdrop for a natural stone fireplace. Pair it with light shades of gray for trim.