Cut The Mustard
Cut The Mustard is a Orange paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#BA7F38LRV
25.91
Cut The Mustard's Color Strip
Cut The Mustard is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 130, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Cut The Mustard in Rooms
Follow Cut The Mustard from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bedroom Photo
These 1 bedroom image show how Cut The Mustard (6384) can sit beside bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Cut The Mustard
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1 Bathroom Photo
Its place within 2017 Unbounded and Rejuvenation - Fall/Winter 2022 hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let window light, mirrors and focused task lighting and tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures guide the final sample decision.
Cut The Mustard — japandi bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Cut The Mustard (6384) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
stylish front door featuring Cut The Mustard by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
1 home office image place Cut The Mustard (6384) in a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort. An LRV of 25.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Sherwin-Williams Cut The Mustard in a industrial home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Cut The Mustard (6384) brings its orange character into a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Cut The Mustard paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Kitchen Photo
Cut The Mustard (6384) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Cut The Mustard — scandinavian kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Cut The Mustard (6384) moves through 1 mudroom image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Cut The Mustard paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Cut The Mustard (6384) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A industrial living room painted in Cut The Mustard
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1 Patio Photo
Its place within 2017 Unbounded and Rejuvenation - Fall/Winter 2022 hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade and stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery guide the final sample decision.
mediterranean patio featuring Cut The Mustard by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Across 1 house image, Cut The Mustard (6384) meets full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Cut The Mustard color — eclectic house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 80 vs 26, Crisp Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 26, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (26 vs 15) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 80 vs 26, Crisp Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gold Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Tassel the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 23) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (26 vs 15) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Upward reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cut The Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cut The Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Waterloo encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (32 vs 26) makes Daphne the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 23) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Monarch Gold reflects far more light (LRV NaN vs NaN), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 38 vs 26, Rustic Adobe is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Tassel the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (26 vs 18) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This vibrant golden-orange with warm amber undertones captures the bold, confident energy of a vintage kitchen or statement dining room. A spirited midtone that demands attention while remaining approachable, it pairs beautifully with cream trim and warm wood accents.