Mushroom vs Zurich White
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 76 vs 57, Zurich White will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 10.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mushroom vs Zurich White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mushroom and Zurich White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Zurich White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Mushroom vs Zurich White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mushroom on one side and Zurich White 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.
Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
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.
Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
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.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Mushroom encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
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.
Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.