Magnolia Home Loft#C1C5C5 · LRV 55
Loft reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Magnolia Home JG-83 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Magnolia Home |
| Name | Loft |
| SKU | JG-83 |
| Hex | #C1C5C5 |
| RGB | 193, 197, 197 |
| HSL | 180°, 3%, 76% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| Family | Gray |
About Magnolia Home Loft
At LRV 55, Loft is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Loft 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Behr
Farrow & Ball
Similar Magnolia Home colors
closest in the Magnolia Home deckThe nearest shades to Loft 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 #C1C5C5 in HSL space. Pair Loft 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.