Match Spicy Mustard
Benjamin Moore Spicy Mustard is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 33. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes Yellow Shout the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plantain Chips reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Yellow-Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 33 vs 19, Spicy Mustard is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 21.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.