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GLIDDEN · PPG1020-2

Glidden Maybe Mushroom#E2D8CB · LRV 70

Maybe Mushroom reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1020-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN MAYBE MUSHROOM
RGB 226, 216, 203 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Maybe Mushroom
SKU PPG1020-2
Hex #E2D8CB
RGB 226, 216, 203
HSL 34°, 28%, 84%
LRV 70
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Glidden Maybe Mushroom

At LRV 70, Maybe Mushroom 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.

Maybe Mushroom 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7516 · #E0D6C8 · ΔE 0.66 · LRV 68
SW 7570 · #DFD9CF · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 70
SW 7568 · #E2DACA · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 70
SW 7628 · #DED8CF · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 69
SW 9501 · #DEDACD · ΔE 3 · LRV 70

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All neutral at Behr →
720C-2 · #DFD6CB · ΔE 0.97 · LRV 68
N240-2 · #E3D7C8 · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 69
MQ3-40 · #E3DACA · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 71
PPU7-16 · #E3DBCC · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 71
PPL-78 · #E1D9D0 · ΔE 1.74 · LRV 70

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1002 · #E2D8CF · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 69
964 · #E0D8C6 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 67
OC-10 · #E0D8C6 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 69
858 · #DDD9CE · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 69
OC-20 · #DDD9CE · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 69

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All neutral at Valspar →
V179 · #E1D9CD · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 70.3
8005-9A · #E5D9CC · ΔE 1.01 · LRV 71
V132-1 · #E5D9CC · ΔE 1.01 · LRV 70.9
V177 · #E3D8C8 · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 69.7
V182 · #E2D9CF · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 70.2

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.5
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1020-2 · #E1D7CB · ΔE 0.5 · LRV 69
PPG1015-3 · #E5D7CB · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 70
PPG14-07 · #E0DACC · ΔE 2.21 · LRV 70
PPG1024-2 · #E1DAC9 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 70
PPG1027-1 · #DEDACB · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 70

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
414-1DB · #E6DCCD · ΔE 1.24 · LRV 72
441-1DB · #E5DDD0 · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 73
015W · #E5DDCF · ΔE 1.6 · LRV 73
408-1DB · #E3DBD4 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 72
442-1DB · #DFD9D2 · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 70
HGSW 4020 · #DFD9CF · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 70
HGSW 7570 · #DFD9CF · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 70
HGSW 4017 · #E2DACA · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 70
HGSW 7568 · #E2DACA · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 70
HGSW 2457 · #DCD8D0 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 62

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC740 · #E5D7C4 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 65
DEGR09 · #DEDAD1 · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 70
DET672 · #E3DAC6 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 70
DE6191 · #E2D8C3 · ΔE 3.36 · LRV 64
DE6233 · #DCD8C7 · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-108 · #E5DED2 · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 74
JG-153 · #E6DECE · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 74
JG-112 · #DEDACE · ΔE 2.87 · LRV 70
JG-167 · #E3D9C4 · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 70
JG-132 · #DAD8D1 · ΔE 4 · LRV 69

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 241 · #DBD5CA · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 67
NO. 2009 · #E3DCCB · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 72
NO. 282 · #DCD7C8 · ΔE 2.97 · LRV 68
NO. 1 · #E3DCC7 · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 72
NO. 202 · #EAD4C6 · ΔE 5.2 · LRV 69

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0202 · #DED7CB · ΔE 1.41 · LRV 68
0559 · #DED7CC · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 69
0223 · #E3DBCA · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 71
0335 · #E2D8C5 · ΔE 2.57 · LRV 69
0146 · #E7D7CD · ΔE 3.62 · LRV 70

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
0559 · #DFD7CB · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 68
0202 · #DFD7CA · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 67
0216 · #DED6C7 · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 67
0209 · #DED8CE · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 68
0369 · #DDDBCE · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 70

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All neutral at Rodda →
CA038 · #E1D6C9 · ΔE 0.64 · LRV 68
CA049 · #E1D9CF · ΔE 1.35 · LRV 70
CA044 · #E5D7C7 · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 69
CA024 · #E3DCCD · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 72
CA029 · #DEDAD3 · ΔE 3.26 · LRV 70

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-850 · #E3DACD · ΔE 0.64 · LRV 71
C2-833 · #DED6C8 · ΔE 1.36 · LRV 68
C2-914 · #D9D6C7 · ΔE 3.97 · LRV 67
BD3 · #E0D8C0 · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 69
C2-931 · #D9D9CA · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20 · #E4D6C7 · ΔE 1.75 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19 · #E1DDCF · ΔE 3.28 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68 · #DFDDCB · ΔE 5.09 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69 · #D7DCD3 · ΔE 7.07 · LRV 70

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All neutral at Portola Paints →
FIGUEROA · #D5D0C4 · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 63
SAN FERNANDO · #D5D0C9 · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 63
Gem
GEM · #E4E1D7 · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 75
MARIPOSA · #E8E2D0 · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 76
GYPSY · #D9CFCD · ΔE 5.87 · LRV 64

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.77
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
OLD OCHRE · #DFC9A9 · ΔE 7.77 · LRV 60
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 8.83 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 9.97 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 10.16 · LRV 47
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 16.39 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.56
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 3.56 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 4.7 · LRV 73
BD-JA · #EFEDE3 · ΔE 5.71 · LRV 86
BD-DS · #F2EAD2 · ΔE 6.09 · LRV 84
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 8.09 · LRV 60

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.89
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
329598 · #FBF6E0 · ΔE 7.89 · LRV 92
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 9 · LRV 64
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 9.1 · LRV 68
285140 · #F6F7F9 · ΔE 10.02 · LRV 93
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 17.31 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Kompozit →
0559 · #DFD7CB · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
0202 · #DFD7CA · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 69
0216 · #DED6C7 · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 68
0209 · #DED8CE · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 69
0369 · #DDDBCE · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 70

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Maybe Mushroom within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1015-3 · LRV 70
30YY 67/084 · LRV 67
PPG14-07 · LRV 71
30YY 69/048 · LRV 69
40YY 67/087 · LRV 67
PPG1027-1 · LRV 71

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E2D8CB in HSL space. Pair Maybe Mushroom with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E2D8CB + #CBD5E2
TRIADIC
#E2D8CB · #CBE2D8 · #D8CBE2
ANALOGOUS
#E2CCCB · #E2D8CB · #E0E2CB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.41:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.92:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Maybe Mushroom Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Maybe Mushroom 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 Glidden PPG1020-2 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Neutral Ground (SW 7568), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.95). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Neutral Ground swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Behr's nearest match is Adobe Sand (N240-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Adobe Sand swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Featherstone (1002), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Featherstone swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

The closest Valspar equivalent of Maybe Mushroom is Warm Oatmeal (V179). At ΔE 0.92 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 70.3 vs 70). If Valspar is your counter, order Warm Oatmeal and you'll get the same color. See the full Warm Oatmeal swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Maybe Mushroom is Maybe Mushroom (PPG1020-2). At ΔE 0.5 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 70). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Maybe Mushroom and you'll get the same color. See the full Maybe Mushroom swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Maybe Mushroom is Pearly Gray (442-1DB) — very close at ΔE 2.76, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pearly Gray swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Neutral White (HGSW 4017), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.95). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Neutral White swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Maybe Mushroom is Free Spirited (DEGR09) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Free Spirited swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Maybe Mushroom is Locally Sown (JG-112) — very close at ΔE 2.87, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Locally Sown swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Maybe Mushroom is Shadow White (NO. 282) — very close at ΔE 2.97, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 68 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Shadow White swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Powder Cake (0202), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It runs slightly darker (LRV 68 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Powder Cake swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

The closest Hirshfield's equivalent of Maybe Mushroom is Always Neutral (0559). At ΔE 0.95 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 68 vs 70). If Hirshfield's is your counter, order Always Neutral and you'll get the same color. See the full Always Neutral swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Rodda's nearest match is Quartz (CA049), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.35). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Quartz swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Maybe Mushroom is Cherubic (C2-850). At ΔE 0.64 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 70). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Cherubic and you'll get the same color. See the full Cherubic swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Clare's nearest match is Neutral Territory (PNT100-LT-20), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 70) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Maybe Mushroom without repainting risk. See the full Neutral Territory swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Portola Paints has no exact twin of Maybe Mushroom. The nearest is Gem (GEM) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 70). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Gem swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Maybe Mushroom — the nearest deck color, Old Ochre (OLD OCHRE), is clearly different (ΔE 7.77). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1020-2 instead. See the full Old Ochre swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Backdrop has no exact twin of Maybe Mushroom. The nearest is Cookies & Cream (BD-CC) at ΔE 4.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Maybe Mushroom — the nearest deck color, Blush Pink (285142), is clearly different (ΔE 9). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1020-2 instead. See the full Blush Pink swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Maybe Mushroom

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Maybe Mushroom is Always Neutral (0559). At ΔE 0.95 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 70). If Kompozit is your counter, order Always Neutral and you'll get the same color. See the full Always Neutral swatch →

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