Retro Mint
Sherwin-Williams Retro Mint (9036) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its green classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#9FCDB1LRV
54.17
Retro Mint's Color Strip
Retro Mint is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Reclining Green and Lark Green. The strip spans from Mint Condition at the lightest end to Greens at the deepest. Strip 153 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 54, White Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Spare White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 54), opening up a space where Retro Mint encloses it.
Retro Mint reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 15), opening up a space where Rocky River encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 54, White Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Kiwi the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 46) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Reclining Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Retro Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clean Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Retro Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Refresh reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Whimsical White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 54), opening up a space where Retro Mint encloses it.
Retro Mint reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 28), opening up a space where Radiant Lilac encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 24, Retro Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Retro Mint reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 17), opening up a space where Plum Dandy encloses it.
Retro Mint reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Thistle encloses it.
Wallflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Reclining Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 86 vs 54, Opera Glass is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 46) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 32, Retro Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Transport yourself to a 1950s soda fountain with this vibrant, saturated mint green and its crisp, cool undertones that feel impossibly fresh and nostalgic all at once. Perfect for kitchens, bathrooms, or creative spaces seeking cheerful personality without sacrificing sophistication.