Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap 177
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| Official page: | Mushroom Cap 177 |
| Code: | 177 |
| Name: | Mushroom Cap |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap?
Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap 177 is a light, creamy beige with a clear golden-yellow cast drawn from its soft #F4E2B5 color value. It reads warm and gently sunlit rather than gray or stark, with enough color to keep large walls from looking blank. In bright daylight, its buttery tone becomes more noticeable, while lower light can make it appear richer and slightly more muted. Use it in kitchens, breakfast rooms, or bedrooms where pale wood, woven fibers, warm white trim, and aged brass details can reinforce its warmth. It also suits cabinetry or a quiet exterior accent when paired with deeper brown, olive, or charcoal elements for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap undertones?
Mushroom Cap is a light, soft warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
244, 226, 181
Is Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
177 Mushroom Cap HSL code: 43, 74%, 83%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Mushroom Cap
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Mushroom Cap:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
177
Mushroom Cap
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Mushroom Cap with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Benjamin Moore Misty Blue and Riviera Azure.
LRV of Mushroom Cap
Mushroom Cap has an LRV of 73.13% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 73.13%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F4E2B5 |
| RGB Decimal | 244, 226, 181 |
| RGB Percent | 95.69%, 88.63%, 70.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 25.82% Value: 95.69% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 74, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.38 Yellow: 25.82 Key: 4.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 226.252 I: 25.187 Q: -10.196 |
| XYZ | X: 72.845 Y: 76.964 Z: 54.722 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.305 a:-0.642 b:24.272 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.305 u:13.576 v:34.591 |
| Decimal | 16048821 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.729, -5.311, 24.428 |
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