Soft Greyed Heather
10RB 24/081 · #8A8495 · LRV 24 — cool violet tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Soft Greyed Heather24
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Lost in the 80s51
What Color Is Soft Greyed Heather, Really?
Soft Greyed Heather reads as a cool violet tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Glidden 10RB 24/081 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Greyed Heather
Soft Greyed Heather works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Soft Greyed Heather
With an LRV of 24, Soft Greyed Heather is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its violet undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Soft Greyed Heather are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden 10RB 24/081 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Gentle GrapeSW 9074 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 26 | Color page → |
| Behr | Old AmethystMQ5-03 · Behr | 4.6 | 24 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Horseshoe8004-48E · Valspar | 2.7 | 24 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dusked Purple343-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 24 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Great GreigeHGSW 3394 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 5.0 | 26 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Soft CharcoalDE5935 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.0 | 22 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Greyed Heather within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #8A8495 in HSL space. Pair Soft Greyed Heather with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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