Wright Mustard (PPG FLLW321)
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Wright Mustard (PPG FLLW321) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wright Mustard
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wright Mustard by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wright Mustard, 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 | Nugget | SW 6697 | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Bounty | 294 | 39.5 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Almond Puff | 3008-3A | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Wright Mustard (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Wright Mustard
Darker than Wright Mustard
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | FLLW321 |
| Hex | #D8AD39 |
| RGB | 216, 173, 57 |
| HSL | 44°, 67%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, 4.3, 62.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wright Mustard (PPG FLLW321), published as #D8AD39
#C9A33A
#E7B734
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wright Mustard (PPG FLLW321)?
- Wright Mustard has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wright Mustard is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wright Mustard in another brand?
- Nugget (SW 6697) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Wright Mustard warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wright Mustard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 62.2; 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.