Hawk Feather
V090-4 · #A88353 · LRV 25.1 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Hawk Feather25.1
- 4Etruscan Bronze30.1
What Color Is Hawk Feather, Really?
Hawk Feather reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar V090-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hawk Feather
Hawk Feather is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Hawk Feather
Hawk Feather sits in the mid-range at LRV 25.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Hawk 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 Valspar V090-4 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 | Rookwood Antique GoldSW 2814 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 25 | Color page → |
| Behr | Harvest TimeS300-6 · Behr | 0.8 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gladstone Tan1106 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 25 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tattle TanPPG1093-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 25 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tattle TanPPG1093-7 · Glidden | 1.7 | 25 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wild Morel217-6DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 25 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Hawk Feather within Valspar'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 #A88353 in HSL space. Pair Hawk Feather with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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