Color spec
| Brand | Magnolia Home |
| Name | Watered Garden |
| SKU | JG-029 |
| Hex | #5C6B58 |
| RGB | 92, 107, 88 |
| HSL | 107°, 10%, 38% |
| LRV | 12 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Green |
About Magnolia Home Watered Garden
With an LRV of 12, Watered Garden is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its green 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Watered Garden works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
Closest matches by brand
13 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Magnolia Home colors
closest in the Magnolia Home deckThe nearest shades to Watered Garden 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 #5C6B58 in HSL space. Pair Watered Garden 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.
Magnolia Home Watered Garden Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Watered Garden from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Magnolia Home JG-029 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Watered Garden
Behr's nearest match is Less Travelled (MQ6-15), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Watered Garden without repainting risk. See the full Less Travelled swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Watered Garden
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Holiday Wreath (447), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Watered Garden without repainting risk. See the full Holiday Wreath swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Watered Garden
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Preserved Moss (327-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.59). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Watered Garden without repainting risk. See the full Preserved Moss swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Watered Garden
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Watered Garden is Fresh Balsam (HGSW 3252) — very close at ΔE 2.87, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Fresh Balsam swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Watered Garden
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Watered Garden is Italian Basil (DE6287) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Italian Basil swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Watered Garden
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Watered Garden. The nearest is Delicious (0438) at ΔE 4.53 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Delicious swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Watered Garden
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Picholine (H0093), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Watered Garden without repainting risk. See the full Picholine swatch →