Cut The Mustard vs Tassel
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. At LRV 30 vs 26, Tassel will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 5.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cut The Mustard vs Tassel in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Cut The Mustard and Tassel are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Tassel has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Tassel reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cut The Mustard vs Tassel Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cut The Mustard on one side and Tassel 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.
More Cut The Mustard comparisons
See how Cut The Mustard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 26, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Cut The Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 4, Cut The Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
Cut The Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
Cut The Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 26, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cut The Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Cut The Mustard encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 26 vs 7, Cut The Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 26, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.