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Spicy Mustard 2154-20
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Spicy Mustard sits at L* 65.5, a* 12.1, b* 52.8. Its hue angle is 77° and its chroma is 54.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 96%.
LRV 32.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 32.6, Spicy Mustard is lighter than 36% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Spicy Mustard
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinket | SW 6685 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alchemy | SW 6395 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Spicy Mustard
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turmeric | M290-7 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Mustard | M260-6 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solar Fusion | UL150-3 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Oxide | 2154-10 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maple Sugar | 2160-30 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peanut Butter | 2159-20 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fields of Gold | 203 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glowing Umber | 182 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Apple Crisp | 2159-30 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Glowing Umber 182 · lighter, LRV 37.1
- Apple Crisp 2159-30 · lighter, LRV 37.9
- French Quarter Gold 287 · lighter, LRV 38.0
- Yellow Oxide 2154-10 · darker, LRV 30.2
- Goldsmith CSP-960 · darker, LRV 30.0
- Aztec Yellow 2152-20 · darker, LRV 28.8
Colors that go with Spicy Mustard
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bayberry Blue 790 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine Fusion 083 · analogous (−30°)
- Huntington Green 406 · analogous (+30°)
- Poolside Blue 2048-40 · triadic (120°)
- Lilac Pink 2074-40 · triadic (240°)
Spicy Mustard vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.6) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 32.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.0) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 32.6), more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 9.7) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 32.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.