2027 color of the year
Artifact brings a steady sense of calm to our spaces, reimagining a classic blue for a more personal, meaningful way of living. It restores and renews with a quiet ease.
Artifact
Artifact answers a call to recalibrate. This smoky blue brings balance, depth, and quiet confidence to the built environment, offering a fresh interpretation of a timeless classic. Designed for spaces that prioritize authenticity and lasting appeal, Artifact provides a calming foundation that evolves effortlessly with changing styles and needs.
A Call to Recalibrate
The paint aisle has always represented possibility, but today people are gravitating toward colors that feel grounded, familiar and reassuring.
Pittsburgh Paints' Artifact (PPG10-16) embodies that shift. This enduring blue brings comfort, balance and a sense of safety while encouraging reflection and reconnection with what matters most. Inspired by the restorative qualities of water, Artifact is both nostalgic and forward-looking, helping create spaces that feel authentic, intentional and lasting.
In 2027, homeowners and professionals are choosing colors with meaning. Artifact answers that call: recalibrate.
Foundations Collection
Rooted in simplicity, this collection features grounding hues that bring balance, clarity, and a sense of purpose to any space. Thoughtfully curated to create a feeling of stability and ease, these colors provide a timeless foundation for both reflection and renewal.
In Motion Collection
Designed for spaces in motion, this collection features bold, expressive hues that inspire creativity, embrace change, and bring personality to every environment.
Resolution Collection
This collection settles into a state of quiet alignment, where every choice feels considered and complete. A refined balance of hues brings both depth and calm, moving away from excess toward thoughtful curation. This is recalibration realized, an environment that feels harmonious, intentional, and fully at ease.
Essential Neutrals Collection
A thoughtfully curated collection of versatile neutrals that provides a dependable foundation for any project. Balancing light and dark values with warm and cool undertones, these hues bring cohesion, flexibility, and timeless appeal to any space.
