Colors that go with Mint for cabinets
Mint · #A2D9C0
Mint (#A2D9C0) — a pale, cool mint green — pairs best with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green. With cabinets, match it to muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Cabinet color is a long commitment — the partners that age well are warm neutrals and one quiet accent for hardware or tile.
About mint
Mint is a pale, cool mint green — a gently muted, cool colour that reads as light and airy. As a cool tone it looks most resolved next to warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks, and it needs deeper shades nearby for the value contrast the eye reads as finished. That balance is what makes it feel earthy in cabinets.
- HEX
- #A2D9C0
- RGB
- 162, 217, 192
- HSL
- 153°, 42%, 74%
- CMYK
- 25, 0, 12, 15
Accessibility: put dark text on mint for AAA legibility (contrast 11:1 against near-black).
Why mint pairs with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green
Across the 8 historical combinations below, mint sits most often beside muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green. That tracks with colour theory: a cool, light tone like this one wants warm and neutral partners that add the warmth it lacks so the scheme feels intentional rather than flat, and deeper partners supply the light-to-dark range the eye needs. Cabinet color is a long commitment — the partners that age well are warm neutrals and one quiet accent for hardware or tile.
- muted red
- terracotta & clay
- ochre & gold
- green
Using mint in cabinets
With cabinets, match it to muted red and terracotta & clay. Because mint is light and airy, it can cover larger surfaces, with green added for depth.
8 combinations with mint, from the 1933 Dictionary
Light Brown Drab & Ochraceous Salmon +1
Plate 223 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Brown Drab, Ochraceous Salmon, Turquoise Green.
#b5decc #b59392 #d8a37b
Light Brown Drab & Pyrite Yellow +1
Plate 239 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Brown Drab, Pyrite Yellow, Glaucous Green.
#b4cdc2 #b59392 #cab356
Eugenia Red | B & Maple +2
Plate 282 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eugenia Red | B, Maple, Cobalt Green, Lilac.
#96d1aa #da525d #c59f6b #b984af
Coral Red & Sulpher Yellow +2
Plate 320 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Coral Red, Sulpher Yellow, Oil Green, Light Glaucous Blue.
#a5c8d1 #f58e84 #f5ecc2 #819238
Spinel Red & Vandyke Red +1
Plate 147 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Spinel Red, Vandyke Red, Turquoise Green.
#b5decc #f27291 #82241f
Burnt Sienna & Pinkish Cinnamon +2
Plate 263 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green, Slate Color.
#b5decc #ae5224 #eeb480 #34454c
Light Brown Drab & Burnt Sienna +2
Plate 285 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Brown Drab, Burnt Sienna, Peach Red, Turquoise Green.
#b5decc #b59392 #ae5224 #f15a30
Raw Sienna & Turquoise Green +2
Plate 293 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Turquoise Green, Artemesia Green, Green.
#b5decc #bb7125 #709390 #489b6e
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