Mustard Olive (BM 2151-10)
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Mustard Olive (BM 2151-10) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mustard Olive
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mustard Olive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Mustard Olive, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Brassy | SW 6410 | 24 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Madagascar | UL180-3 | 24.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Corduroy | 3007-5A | 29 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Graceful Gazelle | 1105-7 | 27 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Mustard Olive (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Mustard Olive
Darker than Mustard Olive
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2151-10 |
| Hex | #A08542 |
| RGB | 160, 133, 66 |
| HSL | 43°, 42%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.7, 2.0, 39.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mustard Olive (BM 2151-10), published as #A08542
#927C42
#AF8F40
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mustard Olive (BM 2151-10)?
- Mustard Olive has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mustard Olive is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mustard Olive in another brand?
- Madagascar (Behr UL180-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Mustard Olive warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mustard Olive as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.