Cut The Mustard vs Daphne
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cut The Mustard belongs to the beige family and Daphne to the blue family. Daphne (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Cut The Mustard (LRV 26), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cut The Mustard runs warm while Daphne is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cut The Mustard vs Daphne in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cut The Mustard and Daphne in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Daphne gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Daphne reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Daphne reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Daphne reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cut The Mustard vs Daphne Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cut The Mustard on one side and Daphne on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.