Simmering Smoke
PPG's Simmering Smoke is a greige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 36 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
Hex
#a99f96LRV
36.00
Simmering Smoke's Color Strip
Simmering Smoke is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Legendary and Wild Wilderness. The strip spans from Toasted Marshmallow at the lightest end to Intrigue at the deepest. Strip PPG1019 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Simmering Smoke in Rooms
Follow Simmering Smoke 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 Dining Room Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Simmering Smoke paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
minimalist front door featuring Simmering Smoke by PPG
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1 Home Office Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) brings its greige character into a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort. An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
PPG Simmering Smoke in a minimalist home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
The slower pace of morning and night can draw different notes from Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4). The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A traditional bedroom painted in Simmering Smoke
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1 Bathroom Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) moves through 1 bathroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Simmering Smoke — minimalist bathroom
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1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Simmering Smoke
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image place Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Simmering Smoke — contemporary kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) brings its greige character into an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Simmering Smoke by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: An LRV of 36 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.
Simmering Smoke paint in a classy mudroom
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Simmering Smoke (PPG1019-4) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Simmering Smoke color — rustic modern house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (47 vs 36) makes Happy Trails the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 36, Ostrich Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 81 vs 36, Lotus Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 36), opening up a space where Simmering Smoke encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Simmering Smoke is a midtone, gray, spiced greige with a Sedona red-rock undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a main wall. Pair it with black hues.