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Heirloom Yellow

JG-43 · #DDC588 · LRV 57 · warm red-orange tone

JG-43 · #DDC588 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Heirloom YellowMagnolia Home · JG-43
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Heirloom Yellow
MAGNOLIA HOME · JG-43 · #DDC588
Brand · codeMagnolia HomeJG-43 · all Magnolia Home yellows
LRV57Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#DDC588 · 221, 197, 136 · 43°, 56%, 70%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Chilled Wine41
  2. 2Honey Tea52
  3. 3Heirloom Yellow57
  4. 4Jackfruit62
  5. 5Lemon Chiffon79
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Heirloom Yellow, Really?

Heirloom Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-43 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Heirloom Yellow

Heirloom Yellow 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Heirloom Yellow

At LRV 57, Heirloom Yellow 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Heirloom Yellow 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Magnolia Home JG-43 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Magnolia Home Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Heirloom Yellow · 12.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Heirloom Yellow · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

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 #DDC588 in HSL space. Pair Heirloom Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DDC588 + #88A0DD
TRIADIC
#DDC588 · #88DDC5 · #C588DD
ANALOGOUS
#DD9B88 · #DDC588 · #CBDD88

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