Hint of Mint
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Hint of Mint remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 3 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#D9DCCC
LRV
68.72
Hint of Mint in Real Rooms
Hint of Mint has a high LRV of 68.72 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom and misc.
2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Hint of Mint in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Bedroom walls embrace the calming Hint of Mint color.
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Soft Hint of Mint covers bedroom walls throughout.
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1 Misc Photo
More spaces painted in Hint of Mint, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Wall paint in Hint of Mint brings subtle freshness.
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Coordinating Colors
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Hint of Mint encloses it.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Millstone Gray encloses it.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Gull Wing Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 69, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Hint of Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Silken Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Blackberry Punch encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Hint of Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where North Cascades encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Hint of Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Central Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Hint of Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Paper Doll reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Cascade Mountains the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 69, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Harwood Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Silken Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 69 vs 54, Hint of Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 57), opening up a space where Wind Chime encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Hint of Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Hint of Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 57), opening up a space where Soft Fern encloses it.