Mustard Seed
There is more to Benjamin Moore Mustard Seed (222) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 44.6 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#CDB379LRV
44.61
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 45 vs 13, Mustard Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Mustard Seed encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Creamy White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 45 vs 22, Mustard Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Mustard Seed encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Mustard Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 28, Mustard Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
Mustard Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Mustard Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
Mustard Seed reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Alpaca reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Mustard Seed encloses it.
Straw Hat reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 45), opening up a space where Mustard Seed encloses it.
Squire Hill Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lady Finger reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Mustard Seed encloses it.
Sombrero reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Mustard Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mustard Seed reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Tapestry Gold encloses it.
Mustard Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mustard Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Brown undertones deepen this earthy golden hue.