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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Retro Mint
9036#9FCDB1LRV 54Cool

Closest matches across every brand

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.

Spruce Green
Retro Mint
Spruce Green vs Retro Mint
Benjamin Moore
Spruce Green
2035-50 · LRV 54
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Flowering Cactus
Retro Mint
Flowering Cactus vs Retro Mint
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Aquamarine Ocean
Aquamarine Ocean
Retro Mint
Cloverdale Paint
Aquamarine Ocean
0715 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Kiwi
Kiwi
Retro Mint
Kiwi vs Retro Mint
Sherwin-Williams
Kiwi
6737 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
RAL 740-3
RAL 740-3
Retro Mint
RAL 740-3 vs Retro Mint
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 740-3
RAL 740-3 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Pageant Green
Pageant Green
Retro Mint
Pageant Green vs Retro Mint
Behr
Pageant Green
MQ4-17 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Arsenic
Arsenic
Retro Mint
Arsenic vs Retro Mint
Farrow & Ball
Arsenic
214 · LRV 37
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.0Noticeable
Pastel green
Retro Mint
Pastel green vs Retro Mint
RAL ClassicClassic
Pastel green
RAL 6019 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.4Noticeable
Tabernacle
Retro Mint
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.0Noticeable
Retro Mint
Tiffany
Retro Mint vs Tiffany
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54
Tikkurila
Tiffany
X370 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct
Retro Mint
Freshwater Green
Freshwater Green
Retro Mint vs Freshwater Green
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54
Valspar
Freshwater Green
V061-2 · LRV 56

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.0Distinct
Dewy Lawn
Dewy Lawn
Retro Mint
Dewy Lawn vs Retro Mint
Dulux
Dewy Lawn
70GY 46/120 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.0Distinct
Imagine
Imagine
Retro Mint
Imagine vs Retro Mint
Jotun
Imagine
6383 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.4Distinct
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y
Retro Mint
S 2010-G50Y vs Retro Mint
NCS
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.4Distinct