Match Cut The Mustard
Sherwin-Williams Cut The Mustard is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 26. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Child of the Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (34 vs 26) makes Sweet Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cut The Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (26 vs 19) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Beeswax reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (34 vs 26) makes Mustard Blanket the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (37 vs 26) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (37 vs 26) makes Bella the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.