VALSPAR PAINT COLOUR
Valspar Goose Feathers R73A
Goose Feathers is a light greige, with an undertone that is warm, with a yellow cast. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Goose Feathers on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Goose Feathers at a glance
| Brand | Valspar |
| Colour name | Goose Feathers |
| Code | R73A |
| Hex (on screen) | #DFD9CE |
| RGB | 223, 217, 206 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 70 |
| Looks like | Light greige |
| Undertone | Warm, with a yellow cast |
| Popularity | The most searched Valspar colour in the planner’s library: about 8,400 searches a month in the UK |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Valspar colour page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Goose Feathers behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 70, it reflects a good share of light: enough for a whole room, while still reading as a colour rather than a white.
Its undertone is warm. Warm colours hold up well in north-facing rooms, where daylight is cooler, and can look richer or more yellow in strong south-facing light.
Where it tends to be used
Light colours like this are often used as a whole-room colour in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and landings, usually with a white on ceilings and trim.
Try Goose Feathers in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished living room, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colours that pair with Goose Feathers
Suggestions from the same Valspar range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colours from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Goose Feathers on screen, measured by colour difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Goose Feathers on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Goose Feathers” or “R73A”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colours are premium finishes: you can preview Goose Feathers in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colours in your saved plan.
More Valspar colours
Questions
Is Valspar Goose Feathers warm or cool?
On screen it reads as warm: its undertone is warm, with a yellow cast. Check a sample in your own light, as the direction a room faces changes how warm or cool a colour looks.
What is the LRV of Goose Feathers?
Estimated from the on-screen colour, its light reflectance value is about 70 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Goose Feathers from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Sherwin-Williams Egret White (SW 7570). On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.