Valspar UK Goose Feathers R73A

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What are Valspar UK Goose Feathers undertones?
Is Goose Feathers R73A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Goose Feathers
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Goose Feathers R73A
Code:	R73A
Name:	Goose Feathers
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Goose Feathers?

Valspar UK Goose Feathers R73A is a light, muted neutral with a soft beige-grey cast and a gentle warmth from its creamy undertone. Its low saturation keeps it understated rather than yellow, making it a useful alternative to a stark white on broad walls and ceilings. In daylight, Goose Feathers reads as a pale warm grey-beige, while evening lighting can draw out its slightly softer, biscuit-like side. Pair it with chalky whites, natural oak, linen upholstery and brushed brass for a layered, relaxed interior. It is particularly well suited to living rooms, bedrooms and hallways where a light background is wanted without the sharpness of pure white.

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What are Valspar UK Goose Feathers undertones?

Goose Feathers is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#DFD9CE

RGB code:

223, 217, 206

Is Valspar UK Goose Feathers cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 39°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

R73A Goose Feathers HSL code: 39, 21%, 84%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Goose Feathers

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Goose Feathers:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

R73A
Goose Feathers

Darker shades

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Goose Feathers

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Goose Feathers with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#dfd9ce
RGB Decimal	223, 217, 206
RGB Percent	87.45%, 85.10%, 80.78%
HSV	Hue: 39° Saturation: 7.62% Value: 87.45%
HSL	hsl(39, 20.99, 84.12)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.69 Yellow: 7.62 Key: 12.55
YIQ	Y: 217.54 I: 7.11 Q: -2.154
XYZ	X: 66.383 Y: 69.77 Z: 68.346
CIE Lab	L:86.884 a:0.151 b:6.143
CIE Luv	L:86.884 u:4.098 v:9.151
Decimal	14670286
Hunter Lab	83.529, -4.316, 9.957