Mustard yellow paint colors
Top picks for mustard yellow
5 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named mustard yellow every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More mustard yellow shades
2 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Mustard Yellow at every US brand
10 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full mustard yellow lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Clare
Backdrop
Top Kompozit mustard yellow
64 in deckKompozit's deck has 64 colors that match the mustard yellow band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
About mustard yellow
Mustard yellow is the deeper, earthier side of the yellow family — saturated, slightly orange-cast, and grounded in a way pale butter or sun-yellow never quite manages. It's the color that defined late-2010s mid-century-revival accent walls and has stayed in designer favor as a front-door, dining-room, and powder-room color. The picks below sit in the LRV 35–60 band where yellow stops feeling pale-and-cheerful and starts reading as a clear earth-yellow.
Use mustard sparingly — one accent wall, the kitchen island, the cabinetry, or the front door. Saturation matters here: high-sat mustards read clearly yellow on the wall; low-sat mustards drift into ochre and tan territory. Pair with brass, warm oak, creamy whites, and slightly cool blue-green accents (a moody mustard + soft sage combination is a designer favorite).