Menthol
P420-4 · #73FE8F · LRV 77 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Menthol, Really?
Menthol reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr P420-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Menthol
Menthol shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Menthol
Menthol is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Menthol are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Menthol within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #73FE8F in HSL space. Pair Menthol with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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