Before & After
JG-146 · #918F89 · LRV 27 — neutral with no strong undertone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Before & After27
- 4Stardew43
- 5Upward57
What Color Is Before & After, Really?
Before & After reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-146 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Before & After
Before & After is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Before & After
Before & After sits in the mid-range at LRV 27, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Before & After 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 Magnolia Home JG-146 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 | Elephant EarSW 9168 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| Behr | Letter GrayPPU24-20 · Behr | 1.3 | 27 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Storm Cloud Gray2140-40 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 29 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Worlds Away8006-3E · Valspar | 2.0 | 27 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Phoenix FossilPPG1009-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Antique SilverPPG1002-5 · Glidden | 2.5 | 27 | Color page → |
Similar Magnolia Home Colors
The nearest shades to Before & After within Magnolia Home'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 #918F89 in HSL space. Pair Before & After with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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