Retro Mint
Sherwin-Williams 9036
- HEX
- #9FCDB1
- RGB
- 159, 205, 177
- LAB
- 78.6, -20.7, 9.0
- LRV
- ≈ 54
- Family
- Green, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 6019 Pastel Green
With an LRV of about 54, Retro Mint reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Retro Mint in other brands
- TVT U238 Tikkurila Green Very close ΔE 0.3
- Calculus Dulux Australia S24E3 Green Very close ΔE 0.7
- Malachit 115 Caparol 3D Malachit 115 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- Spruce Benjamin Moore 2035-50 Green Very close ΔE 1.5
- Caesar Salad KILZ RG250-02 Green Very close ΔE 1.6
- Glenwood Green Dunn-Edwards DE5668 Light Green Very close ΔE 1.7
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Reclining Green Sherwin-Williams 6744 Light Green
- Lark Green Sherwin-Williams 6745 Green
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as beige
- Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Retro Mint warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 9.0 and a value of -20.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Tikkurila color to Retro Mint?
TVT U238 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Retro Mint?
≈ 54. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.