Plaster
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · LRV 59 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Plaster59
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Plaster, Really?
Plaster reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-156 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Plaster
Plaster 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Plaster
At LRV 59, Plaster 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.
Most complaints about Plaster 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-156 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 | Accessible BeigeSW 7036 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sandstone Cliff750C-3 · Behr | 0.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bleached GrayES-78 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Villa Grey6005-1B · Valspar | 1.6 | 58.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Moth GrayPPG1024-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | River Birch Beige45YY 58/094 · Glidden | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Magnolia Home Colors
The nearest shades to Plaster 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 #D3C9B7 in HSL space. Pair Plaster with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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