Soft Mint vs Tropical Trail
Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Soft Mint belongs to the blue-green family and Tropical Trail to the green family. Soft Mint (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Tropical Trail (LRV 48), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean green, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 22.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Mint vs Tropical Trail in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Mint and Tropical Trail in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Soft Mint will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tropical Trail would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Soft Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Soft Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Soft Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Soft Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Soft Mint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tropical Trail.
Color Details
Soft Mint vs Tropical Trail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Mint on one side and Tropical Trail on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Soft Mint comparisons
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At LRV 77 vs 58, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 77 vs 55, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Soft Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 77 vs 12, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Soft Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
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