Spring Mint
What Spring Mint Actually Looks Like
Spring Mint reads as a pale, washed-out green, close to the lightest edge of the mint family. It is light enough that in a bright room it can feel almost white with a green cast, while in lower light it settles into a more clearly visible soft green. The overall impression is clean and quiet rather than bold.
Spring Mint Undertones
The color sits in cool-to-neutral territory for a green. There is a subtle blue-green quality to it, which keeps it from reading as a warm or yellow-leaning mint. In warm artificial light, that cool quality softens, but it does not cross into warm territory. In north-facing rooms or late-day light, the blue-green character becomes more apparent.
Where Spring Mint Works Best
Because of its high reflectivity, Spring Mint works especially well in smaller rooms where you want lightness without resorting to white. Bathrooms and laundry rooms are natural fits. It also handles children's bedrooms and nurseries well, bringing a gentle color presence without visual weight. Kitchens with good natural light are a strong candidate too.
Where to put Spring Mint
A pale, cool green this light makes a small bathroom feel fresh and clean without competing with white fixtures. Pair it with crisp white trim and chrome or brushed nickel hardware for a cohesive look.
Spring Mint is gentle enough to avoid being stimulating, and its green quality brings in a soft nature-inspired feel. It works for any child regardless of the color schemes you want to avoid, since it sits squarely in neutral green territory.
In a kitchen with decent natural light, this color reads bright and lively without being assertive. White cabinetry and light wood tones sit comfortably alongside it.
Very light greens are often cited for their calming quality in work spaces. Spring Mint keeps the room feeling open and easy on the eyes during long stretches at a desk.
What to Pair With Spring Mint
No specific Benjamin Moore coordinating colors are listed in our database for Spring Mint 2040-70, so pairings here are based on what works with its cool, pale blue-green character.
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Colors that clash with Spring Mint
Spring Mint's cool blue-green base sits on the opposite end of the temperature spectrum from warm earth reds and oranges. Placing them together creates a jarring contrast rather than a pleasing one.
Pairing Spring Mint with a green that leans yellow or chartreuse will expose and amplify its cool blue quality in an unflattering way, making both colors look off.
Common questions
Spring Mint's Benjamin Moore code is 2040-70, its hex is #D9EDE7, and its LRV is 80.1, which places it solidly in the light range and means it will reflect a significant amount of light in any room.
It depends heavily on your light. In a bright south-facing room it can read close to a tinted white with just a hint of green. In a north-facing room or under warm incandescent bulbs, the green character becomes more visible and reads as a clear soft mint.
For most living areas and bedrooms, eggshell gives you a subtle glow that suits the lightness of this color well. In bathrooms or kitchens where you need washability, a satin finish works without making the color look flat or overly shiny.
Yes, Benjamin Moore offers this color in both interior and exterior formulations.