Shiitake
C2-911 · #CEC5B4 · LRV 56 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Shiitake56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Shiitake, Really?
Shiitake reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-911 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shiitake
Shiitake is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Shiitake
At LRV 56, Shiitake is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Shiitake 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 C2 Paint C2-911 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 | Slumber SlothSW 9606 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Scenic PathECC-14-1 · Behr | 0.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Smokey Taupe983 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rippling StoneV146-2 · Valspar | 1.7 | 56.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SynchronicityPPG1021-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SynchronicityPPG1021-2 · Glidden | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Shiitake within C2 Paint'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 #CEC5B4 in HSL space. Pair Shiitake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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