Magnolia vs Three Farm Green
Where Magnolia belongs to Dulux's range, Three Farm Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Magnolia belongs to the beige family and Three Farm Green to the blue-green family. Magnolia (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Three Farm Green (LRV 9), a difference of 74 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Magnolia runs warm while Three Farm Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 57.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Magnolia vs Three Farm Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Magnolia and Three Farm Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Magnolia will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Three Farm Green would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Magnolia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
Color Details
Magnolia vs Three Farm Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Magnolia on one side and Three Farm Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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