Mushroom vs Sunbleached
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Sunbleached (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Mushroom (LRV 57), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mushroom vs Sunbleached in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mushroom and Sunbleached are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Sunbleached will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mushroom would.
Color Details
Mushroom vs Sunbleached Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mushroom on one side and Sunbleached 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.
More Mushroom comparisons
See how Mushroom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
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With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.