Mushroom Cap
20YY 55/151 · #D6C3AA · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Mushroom Cap55
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Mushroom Cap, Really?
Mushroom Cap reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 20YY 55/151 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mushroom Cap
Mushroom Cap 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 Mushroom Cap
At LRV 55, Mushroom Cap 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 Mushroom Cap 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 Glidden 20YY 55/151 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 | Sand BeachSW 7529 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Country LinensHDC-CT-06 · Behr | 0.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Adobe Beige1128 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Beach Dune8005-7C · Valspar | 0.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Birch BeigePPG1094-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Shorebird417-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Mushroom Cap within Glidden'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 #D6C3AA in HSL space. Pair Mushroom Cap with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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