Behr Soft Mint HDC-MD-19
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| Code: | HDC-MD-19 |
| Name: | Soft Mint |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Soft Mint?
Behr Soft Mint HDC-MD-19 is a light, softly muted green with a noticeable blue cast that keeps it cool and airy. Its pale #d1ece3 appearance gives walls a washed, low-saturation look rather than a bright candy-mint effect. In daylight, Soft Mint reads clean and lightly aquatic; under warmer bulbs, its green side may become a little more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, and sunlit kitchens where a quiet wash of color is wanted. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, soft gray, or charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Behr Soft Mint undertones?
Soft Mint is a near-white, muted green-tinted off-white. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
209, 236, 227
Is Behr Soft Mint cool or warm?
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cool
At 160° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.
HDC-MD-19 Soft Mint HSL code: 160, 42%, 87%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Soft Mint
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Soft Mint:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Darker shades
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Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Soft Mint with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 340, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Soft Mint
Soft Mint has an LRV of 76.64% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 76.64%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d1ece3 |
| RGB Decimal | 209, 236, 227 |
| RGB Percent | 81.96%, 92.55%, 89.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 160° Saturation: 11.44% Value: 92.55% |
| HSL | hsl(160, 42, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.44 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.81 Key: 7.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 226.901 I: -13.197 Q: -8.512 |
| XYZ | X: 70.151 Y: 79.091 Z: 84.222 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.275 a:-10.537 b:1.366 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.275 u:-14.131 v:3.942 |
| Decimal | 13757667 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.933, -14.831, 6.104 |
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