Portland Gray vs Goose Feathers
Where Portland Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Goose Feathers is a Valspar color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Goose Feathers (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Portland Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Portland Gray vs Goose Feathers in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Portland Gray and Goose Feathers 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.
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. Goose Feathers reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Portland Gray vs Goose Feathers Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Portland Gray on one side and Goose Feathers 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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