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Mustard & Navy Color Scheme

A warm golden mustard paired with a deep, grounding navy and a soft chalk white for a look that feels both rich and easy to live with. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

There is something instantly cozy about Mustard. It is a warm, golden yellow that feels sunlit even on a gray day, and it gives a space real personality without tipping into bright or busy. As the dominant color across your walls, it sets a mood that is both vintage and current, the kind of warm backdrop that makes a room feel collected and lived in.

To keep all that warmth grounded, Deep Navy steps in on the trim. It is dark, calm, and a little dressy, and the contrast against the gold is what makes this combination sing. Then Chalk White softens the edges, a creamy off-white that adds breathing room and keeps the whole thing from feeling heavy. Use it across a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or carry it through a whole home, and it stays rich and welcoming wherever it lands.

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Mustard
walls
Sherwin-Williams Glitzy Gold · SW 6691
#D6A02B
LRV 39
Deep Navy
trim
Valspar Nightfall · 8003-46G
#2A364E
LRV 4
Chalk White
accent
Dunn-Edwards Latte Froth · DE6239
#F3F0E8
LRV 81

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Mustard
#D4A017 · LRV 39 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6691 · ΔE 1.83
Behr · M290-6 · ΔE 2.14
Benjamin Moore · 294 · ΔE 4.42
Valspar · P091 · ΔE 3.85
PPG / Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 1.98
Glidden · PPG1210-7 · ΔE 2.03
Dutch Boy · 218-6DB · ΔE 1.83
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1202 · ΔE 1.83
Dunn-Edwards · DE5384 · ΔE 3.14
Magnolia Home · JG-45 · ΔE 10.31
Farrow & Ball · NO. 66 · ΔE 8.19
Diamond Vogel · 0865 · ΔE 3.55
Hirshfield's · 0865 · ΔE 2.15
Rodda · R053 · ΔE 8.25
C2 Paint · C2-649 · ΔE 4.01
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 10.88
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 17.85
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 8.41
Backdrop · BD-EA · ΔE 12.7
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 17.4
Kompozit · 0865 · ΔE 2.15
Deep Navy
#22324C · LRV 3 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9178 · ΔE 5.01
Behr · 760F-7 · ΔE 4.97
Benjamin Moore · 2063-10 · ΔE 3.59
Valspar · 8003-46G · ΔE 1.88
PPG / Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 6.29
Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 6.21
Dutch Boy · 338-7DB · ΔE 3.69
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3331 · ΔE 11.72
Dunn-Edwards · DEA185 · ΔE 4.76
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 9.36
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 14.04
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 12.59
Hirshfield's · 0522 · ΔE 9.95
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 8.25
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 11.93
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 16.06
Portola Paints · NIGHTLIFE · ΔE 4.86
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 4.7
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 7.49
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 11.59
Kompozit · 0522 · ΔE 9.95
Chalk White
#F3F0E8 · LRV 87 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7102 · ΔE 1.13
Behr · PWN-15 · ΔE 0.95
Benjamin Moore · AF-10 · ΔE 0.47
Valspar · 7007-4 · ΔE 1.01
PPG / Glidden · PPG0998-1 · ΔE 1
Glidden · 81YY 87/031 · ΔE 0.5
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.42
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4053 · ΔE 1.13
Dunn-Edwards · DE6239 · ΔE 0
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.62
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.59
Diamond Vogel · 1020 · ΔE 1.71
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.51
Rodda · CA013 · ΔE 1.42
C2 Paint · C2-820 · ΔE 0.5
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.69
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.49
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.06
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.59
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.57
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.51

Questions

What colors go with mustard?

Mustard loves a deep, cool partner to balance its warmth, which is why navy works so well here. Soft whites, warm woods, and muted greens all play nicely with it too.

Is mustard and navy too bold for a whole home?

Not at all. Mustard does most of the talking on the walls while navy stays in smaller doses on trim, so the pairing reads warm and rich rather than loud. The chalk white keeps everything feeling open.

What undertones should I watch for?

Mustard leans golden and warm, so keep your whites on the creamy side rather than icy blue, or they will fight each other. The chalk white here is built to do exactly that.

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