Retro Mint (SW 9036)
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Retro Mint (SW 9036) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Retro Mint
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Retro Mint by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Retro Mint, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Spruce Green | 2035-50 | 53.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Aloe Essence | 460D-4 | 57 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Supreme | 6001-7C | 58 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Heath Green | 1226-4 | 53 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Retro Mint (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Retro Mint
Darker than Retro Mint
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9036 |
| Hex | #9FCDB1 |
| RGB | 159, 205, 177 |
| HSL | 143°, 32%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.6, -20.7, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Retro Mint (SW 9036), published as #9FCDB1
#8DC3AF
#B2D7B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Retro Mint (SW 9036)?
- Retro Mint has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Retro Mint is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Retro Mint in another brand?
- Spruce Green (BM 2035-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Retro Mint warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Retro Mint as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.