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 Shades of yellow