PPG Color of the Year
PPG's Color of the Year, year by year — each with its official name and code, ready-made combinations to pair it, and a way to try it on your own wall.
PPG's Colours of the Year are listed below year by year, each with its official name, code and ready-made combinations — plus a way to preview it on your own wall.
A versatile yellow-green balancing soothing comfort with a touch of energy and vitality.
Ways to use Secret Safari
A deep, dramatic purple with grounding, herbal depth.
Ways to use Purple Basil
A warm, golden beige — versatile and welcoming.
Ways to use Limitless
Each year PPG names a Color of the Year that reflects the mood and direction of interiors. The colors above are PPG's official picks, shown with their real names and codes. Build a full scheme around any of them with the ready-made combinations, preview it on your own room in the visualizer, and work out how much paint you need with the paint calculator.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
What is PPG's Color of the Year?+
PPG names a Color of the Year annually. This page lists PPG's pick for every year we track, each with its official name, code and ready-made combinations.
Can I try PPG's Color of the Year on my wall?+
Yes — open any color and use the visualizer to paint it onto a photo of your room before you buy.
What colors go with PPG's Color of the Year?+
Each color above shows ready-made combinations — a main wall, accent, trim and decor that pair with it, all in real, buyable paints.
Are these the real PPG paint codes?+
Yes — each color is shown with its official PPG name and code, so you can buy the exact paint.