Colors that go with Mustard for cabinets
Mustard · #C9A227
Mustard (#C9A227) — a deep golden yellow — pairs best with muted red, terracotta & clay, soft brown, and slate & blue. With cabinets, match it to muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Cabinet color is a long commitment — the partners that age well are warm neutrals and one quiet accent for hardware or tile.
What mustard pairs with
- muted red
- terracotta & clay
- soft brown
- slate & blue
8 combinations with mustard, from the 1933 Dictionary
Kite Brown & Gold
The warm brown of a kite's wing lit by afternoon gold.
#D4AF37 #8A5A3B #2B2B2B
Hydrangea Red & Sulphine Yellow +1
Plate 142 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Hydrangea Red, Sulphine Yellow, Salvia Blue.
#c19f2c #a94151 #97acc8
Sulphine Yellow & Pale Raw Umber +1
Plate 160 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Sulphine Yellow, Pale Raw Umber, Dark Medici Blue.
#c19f2c #71502f #547076
Eugenia Red | B & Raw Sienna +2
Plate 252 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eugenia Red | B, Raw Sienna, Sulphine Yellow, Green Blue.
#c19f2c #da525d #bb7125 #099197
Sulpher Yellow & Golden Yellow +1
Plate 132 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Sulpher Yellow, Golden Yellow, Citrine.
#b09f36 #f5ecc2 #f3a257
Eosine Pink & Khaki +2
Plate 248 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Khaki, Grayish Lavender - A, Dark Slate Purple.
#bc892b #f37f94 #b5b1d8 #704357
Eugenia Red | B & Ivory Buff +2
Plate 262 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eugenia Red | B, Ivory Buff, Citrine, Cossack Green.
#b09f36 #da525d #ebd3a2 #437742
Eosine Pink & Orange Yellow +1
Plate 153 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Orange Yellow, Citron Yellow.
#b2b73e #f37f94 #fcb315
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