Mild Mint vs Timid Blue
Mild Mint is a PPG color while Timid Blue comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue-green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 78 and 79, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Mild Mint vs Timid Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mild Mint on one side and Timid 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 Mild Mint comparisons
See how Mild Mint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Mild Mint reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mild Mint reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mild Mint reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Mild Mint reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Mild Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Mild Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Mild Mint is decisively the brighter choice.
Mild Mint reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.