Soft Landing
JG-17 · #E8E1CD · LRV 75 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Soft Landing75
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Soft Landing, Really?
Soft Landing reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Magnolia Home JG-17 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Landing
Soft Landing shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Soft Landing
Soft Landing is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Soft Landing 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-17 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 | Restoration IvorySW 6413 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silky BambooPPU8-14 · Behr | 1.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Prentis CreamCW-100 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Courtyard Tan7002-13 · Valspar | 2.1 | 74.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Oyster ShellFLLW999 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Misty Summer Day60YY 75/108 · Glidden | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Magnolia Home Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Landing 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 #E8E1CD in HSL space. Pair Soft Landing with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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