Ancestral Haze
1004-10C · #E0D3CE · LRV 66.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Ancestral Haze66.8
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Ancestral Haze, Really?
Ancestral Haze reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1004-10C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ancestral Haze
Ancestral Haze is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Ancestral Haze
At LRV 66.8, Ancestral Haze is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Ancestral Haze 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 Valspar 1004-10C 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 | LimewashSW 9589 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Vision Of LightMQ3-07 · Behr | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Organdy1248 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Steel MePPG1018-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | RomeoPPG1056-2 · Glidden | 1.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Ancestral Haze within Valspar'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 #E0D3CE in HSL space. Pair Ancestral Haze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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