Brown Mustard vs Purity
Both from PPG's palette. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Purity (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Brown Mustard (LRV 43), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
Color Details
Brown Mustard vs Purity Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brown Mustard on one side and Purity on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Brown Mustard comparisons
See how Brown Mustard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where Brown Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brown Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Brown Mustard encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Brown Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Brown Mustard encloses it.
Brown Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 8, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Brown Mustard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brown Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.