HGTV Home → Magnolia Home
Magnolia Home equivalent of HGTV Home Old Towne HGSW3162
The closest Magnolia Home colour is Cognac (LH-03), at ΔE 2.14 — very close.
Cognac is the closest Magnolia Home makes, but at ΔE 2.14 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Magnolia Home
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Magnolia Home are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Cognac really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 2.14very close
- LRV
- 13.06HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #815E41#855D42 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Magnolia Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cognac reads slightly darker than Old Towne in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Sampled from manufacturer image — treat the swatch above as indicative and confirm against a physical sample.
Other Magnolia Home options
Worth knowing if Cognac is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- On Bosque JG-36ΔE 10.28 · different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
- Elemental JG-129ΔE 10.29 · different · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 4.7 points higher.
- Mountain Currant MH-05ΔE 11.37 · different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.3 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Old Towne HGSW3162 matched across all 13 brands →