Ostrich Feather
PPG14-32 · #CEC6B8 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Ostrich Feather57
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Ostrich Feather, Really?
Ostrich Feather reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG14-32 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ostrich Feather
Ostrich Feather is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Ostrich Feather
At LRV 57, Ostrich Feather is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Ostrich Feather are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG14-32 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Soft SuedeSW 9577 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coliseum MarblePPU8-16 · Behr | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice Formations973 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Perfect Backdrop8005-8B · Valspar | 2.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ostrich FeatherPPG14-32 · Glidden | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered447-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Ostrich Feather within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CEC6B8 in HSL space. Pair Ostrich Feather with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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