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Quaint Cottage

JG-114 · #AAA497 · LRV 37 · warm red-orange tone

JG-114 · #AAA497 · LRV 37 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

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Quaint Cottage
MAGNOLIA HOME · JG-114 · #AAA497
Brand · codeMagnolia HomeJG-114 · all Magnolia Home neutrals
LRV37Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#AAA497 · 170, 164, 151 · 41°, 10%, 63%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. 1Anonymous20
  2. 2Felted Wool28
  3. 3Quaint Cottage37
  4. 4Agreeable Gray60
  5. 5Balboa Mist66
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Quaint Cottage, Really?

Quaint Cottage reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-114 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Quaint Cottage

Quaint Cottage 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Quaint Cottage

Quaint Cottage sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Quaint Cottage 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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Same color, different store

Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Magnolia Home JG-114 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 Quaint Cottage 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 Quaint Cottage · 8.5 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Quaint Cottage · 2.5 : 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 #AAA497 in HSL space. Pair Quaint Cottage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AAA497 + #979DAA
TRIADIC
#AAA497 · #97AAA4 · #A497AA
ANALOGOUS
#AA9B97 · #AAA497 · #A6AA97

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