Match Retro Mint
Sherwin-Williams Retro Mint is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 54. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Flowering Cactus the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Kiwi the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Retro Mint reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 37), opening up a space where Arsenic encloses it. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Pastel green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

With LRVs of 54 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 46) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


A 5-point LRV gap (54 vs 49) makes Retro Mint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

