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Soft Mint 2041-60
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Soft Mint sits at L* 89.2, a* -13.9, b* -0.2. Its hue angle is 181° and its chroma is 13.9, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 14%.
LRV 73.9: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 73.9, Soft Mint is lighter than 83% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Soft Mint
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tame Teal | SW 6757 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| Waterfall | SW 6750 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Aquatint | SW 6936 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soft Mint
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Jazz | 490A-2 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Clear Aqua | P440-2 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Windwood Spring | 510C-2 | 1.60 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Drops | 659 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| At Sea | 666 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hannity Green | 646 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antiguan Sky | 2040-60 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Breeze | 603 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ocean Spray | 2047-60 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bath Salts 624 · lighter, LRV 76.8
- Spearmint Ice 596 · lighter, LRV 78.2
- Lakeshore Green 848 · lighter, LRV 77.7
- Serene Breeze 449 · darker, LRV 68.5
- Blue Diamond 736 · darker, LRV 68.9
- Biscayne Shore 604 · darker, LRV 68.1
Colors that go with Soft Mint
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Ribbon Pink 2087-60 · complementary (180°)
- Leisure Green 2035-60 · analogous (−30°)
- Skyscraper 765 · analogous (+30°)
- Lily Lavender 2071-60 · triadic (120°)
- Heirloom 023 · triadic (240°)
Soft Mint vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 73.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 10.8) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 73.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 10.9) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 73.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.