Soft Mint vs Snowbound
Soft Mint (Jotun) and Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Soft Mint belongs to the green-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. The 22-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 61 for Soft Mint — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. Where Soft Mint leans neutral, Snowbound reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 11.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Mint vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Mint and Snowbound 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soft Mint.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Soft Mint vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Mint on one side and Snowbound 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.
Soft Mint reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck 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.