The floor finish is the reference
Judge Mushroom against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is travertine and undyed wool. Mushroom SW-9587 is much lighter than Moth Wing, though its name alone cannot settle whether a room will read it as beige or taupe.
Travertine and undyed wool give a material-led way to assess the authentic sample without inventing an undertone from the screen chip.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use Mushroom and Shiitake to clarify the wood-floor choice against travertine and undyed wool. Keep the sample edges touching the fixed material, and cover one color before judging the other. Near-neutrals can look noticeably different side by side; the final choice still needs to work on its own. Record the specific relationship you prefer, such as a clearer trim outline or a quieter connection to the floor.
Mushroom has an LRV of 57; Sherwin-Williams Shiitake SW-9173 is 51. The difference is 6 points, with Mushroom returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Mushroom
Compare the actual sample to the stone's background color before labeling it taupe, beige or gray in your scheme.
Keep the Mushroom board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Sherwin-Williams Mushroom SW-9587. The recorded LRV is 57. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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