Comparison

Thick Fog vs Ancestral Haze

Dunn-Edwards DE6058 and Valspar 1004-10C, ΔE 1.52 apart

Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog DE6058 on a wall, hex #DCD3CE
Thick Fog Dunn-Edwards DE6058
Valspar Ancestral Haze 1004-10C on a wall, hex #E0D3CE
Ancestral Haze Valspar 1004-10C
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.52Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog (DE6058) and Valspar Ancestral Haze (1004-10C) measure a delta-E of 1.52 apart. They sit within 0.3 LRV points of each other, so neither will look brighter than the other on the same wall. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 4.2 and 5.5. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Ancestral Haze depth in Dunn-Edwards's line, start from its LRV of 66.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog the same color as Valspar Ancestral Haze?

Not quite, but close - Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog and Valspar Ancestral Haze are delta-E 1.52 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog and Valspar Ancestral Haze?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Thick Fog and Valspar Ancestral Haze is delta-E 1.52.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.52 Thick Fog and Ancestral Haze
LIGHTESTThick Fog LRV 66.3
DARKESTAncestral Haze LRV 66.0
SPREAD0.3LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Thick Fog Ancestral Haze
Brand Dunn-Edwards Valspar
Code DE6058 1004-10C
Hex #DCD3CE #E0D3CE
Light reflectance 66.3 66.0
Undertone greige greige
Chroma 4.2 5.5
Hue angle 57.9° 48.3°
Color family gray gray

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