Creamy Mint
DE5632 · #C8F3CD · LRV 75 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Creamy Mint, Really?
Creamy Mint reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5632 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Creamy Mint
Creamy Mint 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 Creamy Mint
Creamy Mint is very light — LRV 75, 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 Creamy Mint 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5632 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Serene BreezeM440-2 · Behr | 3.0 | 81 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mantis Green2033-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 80 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Refreshing Green8001-31A · Valspar | 4.2 | 77 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ApplemintPPG1225-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mint Shake50GY 77/195 · Glidden | 3.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Kiwi Splash129-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Creamy Mint within Dunn-Edwards'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 #C8F3CD in HSL space. Pair Creamy Mint with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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