Napa Dawn
1003-10C · #E1D7D5 · LRV 69.4 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Napa Dawn, Really?
Napa Dawn reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1003-10C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Napa Dawn
Napa Dawn 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Napa Dawn
At LRV 69.4, Napa Dawn 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 Napa Dawn 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 1003-10C 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 | Quartz WhiteSW 6014 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | MoxieMQ3-35 · Behr | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Majestic Mauve2115-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lost LovePPG1047-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lost LovePPG1047-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Napa Dawn 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 #E1D7D5 in HSL space. Pair Napa Dawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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