Allegheny River vs Goose Feathers
Where Allegheny River belongs to PPG's range, Goose Feathers is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Allegheny River belongs to the grey family and Goose Feathers to the greige-grey family. Goose Feathers (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Allegheny River (LRV 62), a difference of 3 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Allegheny River vs Goose Feathers in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Allegheny River 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.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Goose Feathers gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Goose Feathers reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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.
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. Goose Feathers reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Allegheny River vs Goose Feathers Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Allegheny River 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.
More Allegheny River comparisons
See how Allegheny River stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Allegheny River encloses it.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Allegheny River the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.
Allegheny River reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Allegheny River reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.
Allegheny River reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Allegheny River encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Allegheny River encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Allegheny River the marginally brighter of the two.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Allegheny River reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Allegheny River is decisively the brighter choice.