Feather Gray vs Upward
Where Feather Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Upward is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Feather Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Upward to the blue family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (58 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Feather Gray runs blue while Upward is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Feather Gray vs Upward in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Feather Gray and Upward are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Feather Gray vs Upward Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Feather Gray on one side and Upward 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 Feather Gray comparisons
See how Feather Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 6, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Feather Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Feather Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Feather Gray encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.