Dulux Paper Mint

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What are Dulux Paper Mint undertones?
Is Paper Mint cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Paper Mint
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Paper Mint
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Paper Mint?

Dulux Paper Mint is a light, muted gray-green with a cool, slightly silvery cast. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet on large walls, where it reads more like a softened neutral than a distinct pastel. In clear daylight, the green note is easier to see, while warm evening lighting can bring out its gentle gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and airy living spaces, especially alongside off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or soft charcoal details. Paper Mint can also give kitchen cabinetry a restrained wash of color without making the room feel overly green.

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What are Dulux Paper Mint undertones?

Paper Mint is a light, very muted pale sage. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#C6D1CD

RGB code:

198, 209, 205

Is Dulux Paper Mint cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 158°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

Paper Mint HSL code: 158, 11%, 80%

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 Paper Mint

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Paper 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

Paper Mint

Darker shades

Paper Mint

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 Paper Mint with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 338, such as Dulux Decadent Damson and Himalayan Musk 6.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#C6D1CD
RGB Decimal	198, 209, 205
RGB Percent	77.65%, 81.96%, 80.39%
HSV	Hue: 158° Saturation: 5.26% Value: 81.96%
HSL	hsl(158, 11, 80)
CMYK	Cyan: 5.26 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.91 Key: 18.04
YIQ	Y: 205.255 I: -5.27 Q: -3.572
XYZ	X: 57.106 Y: 62.014 Z: 66.702
CIE Lab	L:82.921 a:-4.476 b:0.693
CIE Luv	L:82.921 u:-5.898 v:1.827
Decimal	13029837
Hunter Lab	78.749, -8.37, 4.904