Ancestral Haze (Valspar 1004-10C)
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Ancestral Haze (Valspar 1004-10C) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancestral Haze
Four Valspar colors picked for Ancestral Haze 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 Ancestral Haze, 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 | Dreamy White | SW 6021 | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Organdy | 1248 | 64.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Dreamy White | 120E-1 | 70.2 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lost Love | 1047-2 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Ancestral Haze (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancestral Haze
Darker than Ancestral Haze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-10C |
| Hex | #E0D4D1 |
| RGB | 224, 212, 209 |
| HSL | 12°, 19%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, 3.6, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancestral Haze (Valspar 1004-10C), published as #E0D4D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancestral Haze (Valspar 1004-10C)?
- Ancestral Haze has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancestral Haze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancestral Haze in another brand?
- Dreamy White (Behr 120E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancestral Haze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ancestral Haze as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.