Ancestral Gold vs Foxhall Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Ancestral Gold reads as beige, while Foxhall Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ancestral Gold (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Foxhall Green (LRV 7), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ancestral Gold runs warm while Foxhall Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 54.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancestral Gold vs Foxhall Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ancestral Gold and Foxhall Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Ancestral Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Foxhall Green would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Ancestral Gold reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Foxhall Green.
Color Details
Ancestral Gold vs Foxhall Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancestral Gold on one side and Foxhall Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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