Star Anise
PPG's Star Anise is a beige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its beige and greige 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
#5c5042LRV
8.00
Star Anise's Color Strip
Star Anise is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Color strip PPG1022 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Star Anise in Rooms
Follow Star Anise 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 1 bathroom image turn a beige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Star Anise — traditional bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Star Anise (PPG1022-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
PPG Star Anise in a mid century home office
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1 Front Door Photo
These 1 front door image show how Star Anise (PPG1022-7) can sit beside hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
traditional front door featuring Star Anise by PPG
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1 Dining Room Photo
Against timber, table linen, glass and artwork, Star Anise (PPG1022-7) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Star Anise paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
The 1 bedroom image turn a beige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A boho bedroom painted in Star Anise
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1 Patio Photo
The beige, greige 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.
minimalist patio featuring Star Anise by PPG
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1 Kitchen Photo
Across 1 kitchen image, Star Anise (PPG1022-7) meets daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. With an LRV of 8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Star Anise — organic modern kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Star Anise (PPG1022-7) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A scandinavian living room painted in Star Anise
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Star Anise (PPG1022-7) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. With an LRV of 8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Star Anise color — scandinavian house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
The beige, greige 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.
Star Anise — traditional mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 47 vs 8, Happy Trails is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Ostrich Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 81 vs 8, Lotus Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Star Anise encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Star Anise is a dark, gray, teddy bear brown with a taupe undertone. It is a perfect paint color for making a statement with exterior trim, a front door or as an accent wall. Pair it with natural stone.