Ancestral Gold vs Soulful Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Ancestral Gold reads as beige, while Soulful Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Ancestral Gold (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ancestral Gold runs warm while Soulful Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 45.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancestral Gold vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ancestral Gold and Soulful Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Soulful Blue.
Color Details
Ancestral Gold vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancestral Gold on one side and Soulful Blue 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.
More Ancestral Gold comparisons
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A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 62 vs 13, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 12, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 12, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
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