It's in a 92 500E and has a yellow shade to it. Parchment maybe???

Could be parchment, could be creme beige. For the most part E-class's had creme beige, S-class and SLs had parchment, but I believe there's some exceptions to that. The way to know for sure is to get the color code, which should be on the radiator plate. It's also on the VMI which you can get from the dealer. I believe creme beige is #265, not sure about parchment.

Looks to me like creme beige.

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Gerry

Creme beige was the only one available in the 500E, Parchment and Saddle was available on the S

Here is the plate over the radiator but no #265:

The 275 would be a suspect but you need to get the VMI to find out for sure. I thought all 124s were creme beige rather than parchment but once saw a window sticker on a 94 E320 coupe that said parchment - so it's pretty much all messed up. Why they made two colors so close together is a mystery.

PS - just checked the plate on my 92 400E, which is also smoke silver 702. My car says 265, which I know from my VMI to be the upholstery code, in exactly the same place that yours says 275 - which means one of us has parchment and the other creme beige - but which is which I don't know. Someone must have the codes.

My 1995 W124 is parchment, if you can see the color in the picture below. The parchment is a bit darker and less “creamy” than the cream beige.

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Looks like ash to me...

I called Mercedes and they looked it up and said it was Cream Beige.

I have never heard of such a color. Interesting...

Quick question as I am ordering floor mats for my 1997 E320. Performance Products has 2 "beige-like" colors for my car, one is called saddle and one is called parchment. When I called the dealer a few months back inquiring about a new driver's side seat cover, they told me my interior was mushroom. Which floor mats do I need to buy - saddle or parchment? Between the two, which one is lighter?

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This is relevant how? Why not start a new thread?

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I had forgotten all about this. My '95 C280's leather interior was called Saddle in all the brochures and sales info, including the window sticker. But, when ordering interior parts (plastic) the MBUSA database called the color mushroom. If I had any mushrooms that color, I'd toss them. Saddle/Mushroom is far darker than Parchment which is sort of a washed out light tan.

Here's a picture of the car (taken about 2000). The color is Garnet Red. The interior was very slightly lighter than the picture.

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I had a 2001 W210 with a Mushroom interior. It was a lightish grey shade on the seating and side panels with a darker greyish on the dash and top of doors -like a mushroom

Never seen that "Saddle" interior colour in my country.

That is why it's best to refer to the color code and not someone's idea of the name!

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