In design (and in food), I find that mustard is a tough sell. I can’t count the times clients tell me they hate the color mustard. The same holds true with food; mustard is the kind of thing you either love or you detest it…
I am a mustard lover, myself. I love it in food, I love cooking with it, and I really LOVE it in design. It pairs well with navy, chocolate, turquoise, purple, magenta, grey—you name it. Call it gold, deep yellow, ochre, call it whatever you want—but please don’t count it out!
Because it’s an “off” color, I find that mustard can enliven an otherwise clean clear palette and give it, well, some “spice”. I suppose that’s why it’s called mustard…
Images via Osborne and Little.
2 Responses to “(Please don’t) Hold the Mustard”
Love me some mustard too – I’ve got some mustard in my house both in the fridge and in our master and our bathroom – love it.
Hi Katie,
I have had that exact same problem with the “eeeew… its mustard,” line, like I had just dumped a jar on top of their heads! So, it made me chuckle to hear that other designers have had the same issue. Oh well… Your examples prove how wonderful a little spice can be!