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MAGNOLIA HOME · JG-52

Magnolia Home Countryside#9C9878 · LRV 31

Countryside reads as a yellow / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Magnolia Home JG-52 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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MAGNOLIA HOME COUNTRYSIDE
RGB 156, 152, 120 LRV 31

Color spec

Brand Magnolia Home
Name Countryside
SKU JG-52
Hex #9C9878
RGB 156, 152, 120
HSL 53°, 15%, 54%
LRV 31
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Magnolia Home Countryside

Countryside sits in the mid-range at LRV 31, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its yellow 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.

Countryside is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Green Sleeves
SKU 0359 · #A19675 · LRV 31
ΔE 3.16 (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 1.7
All neutral at Behr →
MQ6-57
#9E9C79
Bermuda Grass
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 32
730D-5
#949775
Village Square
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 30
N300-5
#9D946B
Hidden Treasure
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 29
BNC-24
#989C83
Shadow Taupe
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 32
750D-5
#969B74
Desert Shadows
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 31

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6250
#9D9C7E
Fairbank Green
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 32
DE6257
#9C9C82
Battle Harbor
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 32
DE6243
#9C9680
Union Springs
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 30
DE6264
#93977F
Fair Spring
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 30
DE6222
#9F947D
Weather Board
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 30

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All neutral at Valspar →
6005-4A
#A49E7E
Dusty Olive
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 34
V059-5
#95976D
Curly Grass
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 29.5
V096-4
#A19569
Fond of Fronds
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 30.1
8004-22E
#A69672
Brussels Sprouts
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 31
3007-9C
#A9967B
Wild Mushroom
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 31.7
SW 7726
#9D986F
Lemon Verbena
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 31
SW 2826
#A39B7E
Colonial Revival Green Stone
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 33
SW 9128
#989A82
Green Onyx
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 31
SW 7748
#9A9883
Green Earth
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 31
SW 7731
#A69474
San Antonio Sage
ΔE 6.48 · LRV 31

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1113-5
#9C946E
Sweet Annie
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 29
11-17
#9C9273
Mossy Gold
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 29
11-32
#9C9369
Tapenade
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 29
1124-5
#92987D
Cavern Moss
ΔE 4.55 · LRV 30
1026-5
#A29371
Gristmill
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 30

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
HC-94
#A49A79
Old Salem Gray
ΔE 2.87 · LRV
1518
#A29675
At Home with Nature
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 30
AF-445
#979C78
Aventurine
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 32
482
#969A72
Misted Fern
ΔE 4.07 · LRV
474
#939880
Mistletoe
ΔE 4.61 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.11
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 19
#A1A189
Lichen
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 35
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 35
NO. 287
#919F70
Yeabridge Green
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 32
NO. 81
#94A68A
Breakfast Room Green
ΔE 9.12 · LRV 35
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 10.95 · LRV 30

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.37
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 35
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 10.14 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 10.79 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-58
#8EA992
OMGreen
ΔE 12.14 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 16.63 · LRV 36

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.33
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 33
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 35
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 9.22 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 10.23 · LRV 38
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 19.52 · LRV 27

Similar Magnolia Home colors

closest in the Magnolia Home deck

The nearest shades to Countryside 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-57
Garden Essential
LRV 31
JG-128
Antiquing
LRV 33
JG-53
Garden Party
LRV 26
JG-136
Homebody
LRV 29
JG-135
Watering Can
LRV 34
JG-146
Before & After
LRV 27

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9C9878 in HSL space. Pair Countryside with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9C9878 + #787C9C
TRIADIC
#9C9878 · #789C98 · #98789C
ANALOGOUS
#9C8678 · #9C9878 · #8E9C78

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.93:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.18:1 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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