Creamy Mint vs Cucumber
Creamy Mint (Cloverdale Paint) and Cucumber (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both green-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green-yellow to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 69 vs 71 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creamy Mint vs Cucumber in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Creamy Mint and Cucumber 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Creamy Mint vs Cucumber Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creamy Mint on one side and Cucumber 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 Creamy Mint comparisons
See how Creamy Mint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Creamy Mint encloses it.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Creamy Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Creamy Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamy Mint reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Creamy Mint encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Creamy Mint reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Creamy Mint is decisively the brighter choice.