September 14, 2026
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa, Sept. 14, 2026 – The PITTSBURGH PAINTS™ brand has named Artifact (PPG10-16) the 2027 Color of the Year. A warm, smoky blue, Artifact brings a steady sense of calm to both residential and commercial spaces. Artifact restores and renews, calling on homeowners and professionals to recalibrate and return to colors that draw on instinct and authenticity over perfection.
Pittsburgh Paints color professionals forecast Artifact as the top trending color of 2027 as a reflection of societal sentiments leaning toward a collective desire to return to what once felt steady and defined our homes and spaces. It's a familiar, enduring blue that imitates a protective cocoon or haven of safety.
“Artifact invites reflection and calls us to pause, reassess and reconnect with what’s essential and gives meaning to our lives,” said Michelle Vincent, Pittsburgh Paints color and design manager. “Artifact creates balance without feeling flat. It is nostalgic, but not regressive, by pulling forward what was good from the past and reshaping it into something newly personal and curated. This color feels rare not because it is loud, but because it is used intentionally.”
Drawing inspiration from water, Artifact pulls from the vitality of greens and the depth and fluidity of blues. Like water, the color adapts to its surroundings while channeling an energy that invites reconnection with nature.
According to Vincent, in 2027, homeowners andprofessionals alike are choosing colors that are rooted in longevity and giveauthorship over spaces that reflect personal style preferences. This comes tolife through three key design collections:
“In 2027, consumers, designers and industry professionals are choosing colors that hold emotion, memory and meaning – colors that feel safe enough to build new traditions within,” said Vincent. “Artifact answers the call to recalibrate.”
To explore Artifact and the color palettes within each collection and how they come to life in Residential, Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare/Wellness, Multi-Family/Mixed Use, Workplace and Education settings, visit https://www.ppgpaints.com/2027-color-of-the-year.
Artifact can be tinted in Pittsburgh Paints products, available at Pittsburgh Paints stores and independent retailers across the U.S.
The Pittsburgh Paints brand is part of The Pittsburgh Paints Company, a leading producer of interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks, repair products, adhesives and sealants for homeowners and professionals in the United States.
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About the PITTSBURGH PAINTS CO.™
With 150 years of product innovation, Pittsburgh Paints Co.’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most iconic and respected brands: GLIDDEN®, OLYMPIC®, PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS™, LIQUID NAILS®, HOMAX®, PITTSBURGH PAINTS™ TRU-INDUSTRIAL™ and FLOOD®. Products are available at THE HOME DEPOT®, WALMART®, MENARDS®, LOWE’S®, independent retailers, and 500+ Pittsburgh Paints Co. company stores in the U.S. Pittsburgh Paints Co.’s headquarters is in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, located 20 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Learn more at pittsburghpaintsco.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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