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MAGNOLIA HOME · JG-40

Magnolia Home Cottage Feel#DEB578 · LRV 50

Cottage Feel reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Magnolia Home JG-40 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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MAGNOLIA HOME COTTAGE FEEL
RGB 222, 181, 120 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Magnolia Home
Name Cottage Feel
SKU JG-40
Hex #DEB578
RGB 222, 181, 120
HSL 36°, 61%, 67%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Magnolia Home Cottage Feel

At LRV 50, Cottage Feel 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.

Cottage Feel 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Tropical Dream
SKU 0912 · #E6B771 · LRV 52
ΔE 2.15 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Behr →
M270-5
#E3B776
Beehive
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 52
HDC-AC-08
#D9B177
Mustard Field
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 48
UL180-22
#D6B378
Egyptian Temple
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 48
PPU6-04
#E6B473
Pyramid Gold
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 51
PPU6-4
#E6B473
Pyramid Gold
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 51

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2160-40
#E0B97F
Roasted Sesame Seed
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 51
HC-8
#DDB673
Dorset Gold
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 49
188
#E3B26F
Eye of the Tiger
ΔE 2.21 · LRV
CW-285
#E6B271
Gamboge
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 49
CSP-975
#D5B781
Walk on the Beach®
ΔE 3.21 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
17-20
#DFB170
Tesoros
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 48
1207-5
#E1B270
Lion's Mane
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 49
1090-3
#DBB881
Honey Bunny
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 51
16-11
#E2B46C
Apollo Gold
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 50
12-08
#E6B570
Bold Butterscotch
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9026
#D5B176
Tarnished Trumpet
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 47
SW 9012
#E8B87F
Polvo de Oro
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 53
SW 6374
#E5AE6B
Torchlight
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 48
SW 6367
#E3AC72
Viva Gold
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 47
SW 6401
#D2BA83
Independent Gold
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 50

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.94
All neutral at Valspar →
T528
#DFB883
Yellow Lab
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 51.7
3007-5C
#DFBB7D
Harpswell Green
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 52.7
3003-5C
#DEAF79
Imperial Gold
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 47.8
P087
#E7B67F
Gilded Age
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 51.9
V055-3
#DEBB74
Straw Hat
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 52.3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5360
#DFBB7E
Wheat Bread
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 53
DE5325
#E1BB87
Regency Cream
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 53
DE5333
#DEB368
Burst of Gold
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 49
DE5297
#E9B679
Paloma Tan
ΔE 3 · LRV 52
DE6165
#DABD84
Toasted Marshmallow
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 50
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 59
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 7.25 · LRV 58
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 8.19 · LRV 56
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 9.45 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.12
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.56 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 15.28 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.3 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 18.72 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.31
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 63
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 37
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 13.97 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 17.68 · LRV 47

Similar Magnolia Home colors

closest in the Magnolia Home deck

The nearest shades to Cottage Feel within Magnolia Home's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

JG-45
Bright Days
LRV 49
JG-43
Heirloom Yellow
LRV 57
JG-44
Summer Pear
LRV 47
JG-50
Sour Apple
LRV 52
JG-48
Gold Moss
LRV 51
JG-154
Rosy Pink
LRV 46

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DEB578 in HSL space. Pair Cottage Feel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DEB578 + #78A1DE
TRIADIC
#DEB578 · #78DEB5 · #B578DE
ANALOGOUS
#DE8278 · #DEB578 · #D4DE78

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.99:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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