Minted Cream
128-4DB · #B2D4B0 · LRV 59 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Minted Cream59
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Minted Cream, Really?
Minted Cream reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 128-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Minted Cream
Minted Cream 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Minted Cream
At LRV 59, Minted Cream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Minted Cream 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 Dutch Boy 128-4DB 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 | KiwiSW 6737 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Enchanted MeadowM410-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Acadia Green2034-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Frosted Sage8002-33C · Valspar | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bleached SprucePPG1223-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bleached SprucePPG1223-4 · Glidden | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Minted Cream within Dutch Boy'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 #B2D4B0 in HSL space. Pair Minted Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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