Mustard (color)

Mustard is a dull/dark yellow color that resembles culinary mustard. It is similar to the color Flax.

The first recorded use of mustard as a color name in English was in 1886.

In culture

• The board game Cluedo has a mustard-colored pawn representing the character Colonel Mustard.
• A mustard-colored belt is awarded to the winner of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island, New York.
• In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing a mustard-colored bandana means that one is a size queen. However, the color called "mustard" in the bandana code is lighter than the mustard color shown above.

See also

• List of colors

References