Spearmint
Sherwin-Williams Spearmint (6465) 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. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#94B5A6LRV
42.16
Spearmint's Color Strip
Spearmint is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Aloe and Verdigreen. The strip spans from Breaktime at the lightest end to Hunt Club at the deepest. Browsing strip 160 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Coordinating Colors
Green Trance reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
Sunny Veranda reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
Trim Color
Green Trance reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Kind Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Spearmint reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Festoon Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Whimsical White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 24, Spearmint is decisively the brighter choice.
Spearmint reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 17), opening up a space where Plum Dandy encloses it.
Wallflower reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Mauve Finery the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Waterscape reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 42), opening up a space where Spearmint encloses it.
Darker Colors
Spearmint reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Spearmint reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 22), opening up a space where Alexandrite encloses it.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This vibrant midtone green carries cool blue undertones that evoke the crisp, invigorating essence of fresh mint leaves brushed by morning dew. Perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, or accent walls, it brings an energizing yet balanced vitality that feels both modern and naturally grounded.