Maybe Mushroom (PPG 1020-2)
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Maybe Mushroom (PPG 1020-2) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maybe Mushroom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Maybe Mushroom by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Maybe Mushroom, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Kestrel White | SW 7516 | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cocoa Butter | 1023 | 70.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Translucent Silk | MQ3-36 | 69.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Clay Angel | 7002-1 | 69 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Maybe Mushroom (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Maybe Mushroom
Darker than Maybe Mushroom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1020-2 |
| Hex | #E2D8CB |
| RGB | 226, 216, 203 |
| HSL | 34°, 28%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 1.2, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maybe Mushroom (PPG 1020-2), published as #E2D8CB
#D1CEC9
#F4E2CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maybe Mushroom (PPG 1020-2)?
- Maybe Mushroom has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maybe Mushroom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Maybe Mushroom in another brand?
- Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maybe Mushroom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Maybe Mushroom as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.