Hint of Mint
What Hint of Mint Actually Looks Like
Hint of Mint reads as a very light, cool gray with a whisper of green. It sits closer to gray than to mint in most interior light, which means it works as a near-neutral without disappearing entirely into the wall. The green only becomes noticeable when you hold it next to a true white or a warm beige, and even then it is subtle. Think of it as a gray that has been outdoors for a while, picking up a little organic color along the way.
Hint of Mint Undertones
The green undertone is cool and desaturated, leaning slightly toward sage or eucalyptus rather than a bright spearmint. Because the color is so light and low in saturation, the undertone shifts depending on what surrounds it. Warm wood tones can pull it greener. Cool whites and grays can flatten it back toward a straightforward pale gray. It does not carry any noticeable yellow, blue, or purple pull.
Where Hint of Mint Works Best
This color works well where you want a quiet, restful feel without going full gray or full white. Bedrooms and bathrooms are natural fits because the cool green-gray reads calm. It also holds up in living spaces that get good natural light, where the subtle color has room to register. In a north-facing room with flat or matte finish it can look quite gray and a little cool, so warmer furnishings help balance it there.
Where to put Hint of Mint
The low saturation and cool green-gray quality make it easy to be around for long stretches. Use a warm white on the trim and ceiling to keep the room from reading too cool, and bring in natural textiles to add some warmth at eye level.
It works especially well in bathrooms with natural stone or white tile, where the pale green-gray feels clean and a little organic. In a windowless bathroom under warm artificial light, the green can recede and it may just read as a soft gray.
In a room with good south or east light, the color picks up its green quality in a pleasing way. Pair it with medium to dark wood furniture so the lightness of the wall does not make the space feel empty.
Cool, low-saturation greens are easy on the eyes during long working hours. This color gives you just enough visual interest to avoid the blankness of a plain white wall without distracting from what is on your desk.
What to Pair With Hint of Mint
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color yet. As a general guide, Hint of Mint pairs well with warm whites on trim, natural linen and wood tones in furniture, and deeper cool greens or charcoal grays as accent colors to give it something to anchor against.
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Colors that clash with Hint of Mint
Strong oranges, deep terracottas, and saturated warm yellows will fight the cool green-gray quality of this color. The two read as competing rather than complementary.
A stark, blue-white trim in a north-facing room can make Hint of Mint look almost gray-green and cold rather than soft and restful.
Common questions
The Benjamin Moore color code is 505. The LRV is 68.72, which puts it solidly in the light range, meaning it will reflect a good amount of light without reading as near-white. The hex and RGB values display in the color spec block on this page.
In most light it reads more as a pale gray with a green quality than as an obvious green. In bright natural light or next to a cool white, the green becomes clearer. In low or warm artificial light it can flatten toward a simple light gray.
Eggshell is a reliable choice for living spaces and bedrooms because it is easy to clean and does not flatten the color the way flat can in dim rooms. Matte or flat works in low-traffic spaces where you want the softest look. Save satin for bathrooms or kitchens where moisture resistance matters more.
Yes. Benjamin Moore offers this color in both interior and exterior formulas, so you can use it on an exterior surface like a front door or siding as well as inside.