Napa Dawn (Valspar 1003-10C)
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Napa Dawn (Valspar 1003-10C) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Napa Dawn
Four Valspar colors picked for Napa Dawn by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Napa Dawn, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Smart White | SW 6007 | 72 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hint of Violet | 2114-60 | 66.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Coquette | 100E-1 | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Milk And Cookies | 1046-1 | 77 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Napa Dawn (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Napa Dawn
Darker than Napa Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-10C |
| Hex | #E1D9D8 |
| RGB | 225, 217, 216 |
| HSL | 7°, 13%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.3, 2.6, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Napa Dawn (Valspar 1003-10C), published as #E1D9D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Napa Dawn (Valspar 1003-10C)?
- Napa Dawn has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Napa Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Napa Dawn in another brand?
- Coquette (Behr 100E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Napa Dawn warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Napa Dawn as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.