Color spec
| Brand | Magnolia Home |
| Name | Cottage Feel |
| SKU | JG-40 |
| Hex | #DEB578 |
| RGB | 222, 181, 120 |
| HSL | 36°, 61%, 67% |
| LRV | 50 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| 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.
Closest matches by brand
15 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Magnolia Home colors
closest in the Magnolia Home deckThe 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.
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.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Magnolia Home Cottage Feel Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Cottage Feel from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Magnolia Home JG-40 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Tarnished Trumpet (SW 9026), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It runs slightly darker (LRV 47 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Tarnished Trumpet swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Behr's nearest match is Beehive (M270-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Beehive swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Dorset Gold (HC-8), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Dorset Gold swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Valspar's nearest match is Yellow Lab (T528), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 51.7 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Yellow Lab swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Cottage Feel
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Lion's Mane (PPG1207-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Lion's Mane swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Glidden's nearest match is Honey Bunny (PPG1090-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Honey Bunny swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Cottage Feel
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Cottage Feel is Pineapple Flan (214-3DB) — very close at ΔE 2.87, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pineapple Flan swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cottage Feel
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Etruscan Gold (HGSW 2195), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Etruscan Gold swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Maize (DET473), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Maize swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Cottage Feel
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Cottage Feel is Print Room Yellow (NO. 69) — very close at ΔE 2.16, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Print Room Yellow swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Cottage Feel
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Tropical Dream (0912), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Tropical Dream swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Cottage Feel
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Cottage Feel is Tropical Dream (0912) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tropical Dream swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Cottage Feel
At Rodda, the closest color to Cottage Feel is Custard (CA138) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Custard swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Cottage Feel
C2 Paint's nearest match is Oak Fringe (BD67), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Cottage Feel without repainting risk. See the full Oak Fringe swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Cottage Feel
At Kompozit, the closest color to Cottage Feel is Tropical Dream (0912) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tropical Dream swatch →