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Zoffany

Empire Grey

2026 Paint PaintZOP1037-35

Empire Grey is Zoffany’s composed mid-grey with a warm, stone-led cast. In the 2026 Paint range, it feels restrained and usable rather than stark or icy.

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About this colour

At #A1A09E, Empire Grey sits in that useful middle ground between grey and taupe, so it reads calm and slightly earthy on a wall. The warmth in it softens the colour in north-facing rooms, where it can look a touch quieter and more muted, while in south-facing light it shows more of its beige-grey side without turning yellow. It reflects light gently rather than bouncing it, which gives it a settled look in Acrylic Eggshell, Elite Emulsion or True Matt. It sits well beside pale oak, smoked timber, mushroom upholstery and deeper charcoals, where its undertone helps bridge warm and cool shades.

How to use it

Use it in sitting rooms, bedrooms or hallways where you want a neutral that can carry both painted joinery and upholstered furniture beside it. It works especially well with walnut, cream linens and greyed greens, and on woodwork it gives a quiet contrast without feeling sharp.

A steady warm grey that stays usable and soft on the wall.

Zoffany 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Zoffany
Colour: #A1A09E
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Acrylic Eggshell, Elite Emulsion, True Matt
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Zoffany. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Empire Grey is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.