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Mint Color Palette — Mint Horizon

A soft five-color scheme led by cool mint and grounded with warm neutrals and one deep accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Fresh Mint
Dominant
Kompozit Filtered Forest · 0706
#B7E1D2
LRV 69
Sea Glass
Secondary
Kompozit Shimmering Glade · 0707
#A3D6C5
LRV 60
Soft Linen
Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012
#F5EFE2
LRV 87
Warm Greige
Support
Kompozit Oak Tone · 0217
#D0C7B6
LRV 58
Deep Pine
Accent
Kompozit Atlantic Waves · 0473
#264243
LRV 5
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Mint is having a real moment right now, and it is easy to see why. Fresh Mint keeps things light and airy, and pairing it with a slightly deeper Sea Glass gives the scheme some depth so it never feels flat or one-note.

The neutrals are where this palette earns its calm. Soft Linen is a warm off-white that softens the cool mint, and Warm Greige bridges the two without competing. Together they make the mint feel intentional instead of sugary.

Then comes the fun part. A small dose of Deep Pine grounds everything and adds a quietly modern edge — try it on a single door, a piece of trim, or a low shelf. A little goes a long way, and that contrast is what makes the whole thing click.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Fresh Mint
#BFE3D0 · LRV 71 · Dominant
Kompozit Filtered Forest · 0706 ΔE 2.2
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 15.7
Behr Frosted Sage · N400-2 ΔE 3.12
Benjamin Moore Hannity Green · 646 ΔE 2.71
Clare Nairobi Blue · PNT100-LT-36 ΔE 10.24
Dunn-Edwards Mint Smoothie · DE5667 ΔE 1.32
Farrow & Ball Pale Powder · No. 204 ΔE 11.7
Magnolia Home Mineral Green · JG-67 ΔE 7.09
PPG / Glidden Jade Spell · 1228-2 ΔE 1.2
Sherwin-Williams Waterfall · SW 6750 ΔE 3.8
Valspar Witch's Brew · V063-1 ΔE 1.76
Sea Glass
#9FCDBB · LRV 55 · Secondary
Kompozit Shimmering Glade · 0707 ΔE 2.32
Backdrop Lost in the 80s · BD-LO ΔE 16.11
Behr Thermal Aqua · HDC-SM14-6 ΔE 1.74
Benjamin Moore Spruce Green · 2035-50 ΔE 2.33
Clare Views · PNT100-LT-35 ΔE 8.98
Dunn-Edwards Wintermint · DE5689 ΔE 3.09
Farrow & Ball Blue Ground · No. 210 ΔE 9.3
Magnolia Home It Is Well · JG-76 ΔE 10.22
PPG / Glidden Tarreyton · 1140-3 ΔE 1.52
Sherwin-Williams Retro Mint · SW 9036 ΔE 3.36
Valspar Cool Juniper · V063-2 ΔE 0.51
Soft Linen
#F2EFE6 · LRV 86 · Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012 ΔE 1.91
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 0.9
Behr Nude W-f-210 · W-F-210 ΔE 0.77
Benjamin Moore Steam · AF-15 ΔE 0.99
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.99
Dunn-Edwards Cotton Field · DE6253 ΔE 0.6
Farrow & Ball Pointing · No. 2003 ΔE 2.26
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 0.92
PPG / Glidden Crumb Cookie · 18-01 ΔE 0.77
Sherwin-Williams White Flour · SW 7102 ΔE 0.95
Valspar Wedding Cake · V151 ΔE 0
Warm Greige
#CFC6B5 · LRV 57 · Support
Kompozit Oak Tone · 0217 ΔE 0.25
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 2.33
Behr Coliseum Marble · PPU8-16 ΔE 1.06
Benjamin Moore Inner Balance · 1522 ΔE 2.22
Clare All The Sage · PNT100-LT-70 ΔE 6.65
Dunn-Edwards Riverbed · DEC767 ΔE 2.42
Farrow & Ball Old White · No. 4 ΔE 2.09
Magnolia Home Southern Grown · JG-104 ΔE 0.67
PPG / Glidden Synchronicity · 1021-2 ΔE 1.16
Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige · SW 7036 ΔE 1.2
Valspar Rippling Stone · V146-2 ΔE 1.7
Deep Pine
#2C4A3E · LRV 6 · Accent
Kompozit Atlantic Waves · 0473 ΔE 7.27
Backdrop North End · BD-NE ΔE 4.99
Behr Sycamore Tree · 480F-7 ΔE 2.68
Benjamin Moore Hunter Green · 2041-10 ΔE 2.52
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 14.61
Dunn-Edwards Deep Pine · DEA180 ΔE 4.58
Farrow & Ball Off-Black · No. 57 ΔE 14.59
Magnolia Home Arches · JG-97 ΔE 14.49
PPG / Glidden Dark As Night · 14-05 ΔE 10.13
Sherwin-Williams Hunt Club · SW 6468 ΔE 2.17
Valspar Peacock House · 5010-4 ΔE 2.55

Questions

Why does mint work as the main color here?

Mint is light and cool, so it reads as fresh without feeling cold. The soft linen and greige keep it grounded, and the deep pine gives your eye somewhere to rest.

How much of each color should I use?

Let mint lead on the biggest surfaces, use the neutrals as the quiet middle, and save the deep pine for small touches like a door or a shelf — roughly a 70/20/10 split.

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