Garden Party
JG-53 · #8F8D79 · LRV 26 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Roycroft Brass15
- 2Anonymous20
- 3Garden Party26
- 4Mindful Gray48
- 5Revere Pewter55
What Color Is Garden Party, Really?
Garden Party reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-53 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Garden Party
Garden Party 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 Garden Party
Garden Party sits in the mid-range at LRV 26, 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.
Most complaints about Garden Party 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-53 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 | Studio ClaySW 9172 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.7 | 27 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shady OakPPF-43 · Behr | 3.0 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wildwood Crest1538 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 26 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina5008-2A · Valspar | 2.6 | 26.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | MeanderPPG1029-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 26 | Color page → |
| Glidden | MeanderPPG1029-5 · Glidden | 0.7 | 26 | Color page → |
Similar Magnolia Home Colors
The nearest shades to Garden Party 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 #8F8D79 in HSL space. Pair Garden Party with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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