Particular Mint
DE6269 · #D0D2C5 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Particular Mint59
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Particular Mint, Really?
Particular Mint reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6269 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Particular Mint
Particular Mint is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Particular Mint
At LRV 59, Particular Mint is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Particular 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 DE6269 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Filmy GreenSW 6190 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | UnderstatedBNC-02 · Behr | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Night Mist1569 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Memory8004-29B · Valspar | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Frivolous FollyPPG1128-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frivolous FollyPPG1128-2 · Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Particular 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 #D0D2C5 in HSL space. Pair Particular Mint with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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