Soft Mint vs Copen Blue
Soft Mint is a Jotun color while Copen Blue comes from Sherwin-Williams. Soft Mint reads as green-grey, while Copen Blue reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 61 and 59, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Soft Mint's neutral character against Copen Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Mint vs Copen Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Soft Mint and Copen Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Soft Mint reads more restrained here, while Copen Blue adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The temperature contrast between Copen Blue and Soft Mint is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Soft Mint vs Copen Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Mint on one side and Copen Blue 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
See how Soft Mint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Soft Mint encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Soft Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Soft Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Soft Mint encloses it.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Soft Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Soft Mint the marginally brighter of the two.