Drawing Room
JG-157 · #B4AD9E · LRV 42 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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- 2Fawn Brindle36
- 3Drawing Room42
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Drawing Room, Really?
Drawing Room reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-157 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Drawing Room
Drawing Room 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.
How Lighting Changes Drawing Room
Drawing Room sits in the mid-range at LRV 42, 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 Drawing Room 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-157 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 | Gateway GraySW 7644 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 41 | Color page → |
| Behr | Stone WalkwayQE-35 · Behr | 0.9 | 43 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Finnie GrayCW-55 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 42 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ivory Brown6006-1C · Valspar | 3.3 | 42.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Boulder CreekPPG0999-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 42 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Desert DunePPG1023-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 41 | Color page → |
Similar Magnolia Home Colors
The nearest shades to Drawing Room 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 #B4AD9E in HSL space. Pair Drawing Room with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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