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. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Mustard: Page 45 Plate 11 Color Sample J4

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. Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com access date 2012-03-30 access date 2010-03-30 However, the color called "mustard" in the bandana code is lighter than the mustard color shown above.

See also List of colors

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