Colors that go with Mint for a wedding
Mint · #A2D9C0
Mint (#A2D9C0) — a pale, cool mint green — pairs best with terracotta & clay, muted red, ochre & gold, and green. For a wedding, pair it with terracotta & clay, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Wedding palettes lean soft and refined — partner colors that photograph well in daylight and hold together across florals, linens, and stationery.
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 refined in a wedding.
- 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 terracotta & clay, muted red, ochre & gold, and green
Across the 8 historical combinations below, mint sits most often beside terracotta & clay, muted red, 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. Wedding palettes lean soft and refined — partner colors that photograph well in daylight and hold together across florals, linens, and stationery.
- terracotta & clay
- muted red
- ochre & gold
- green
Using mint in a wedding
For a wedding, pair it with terracotta & clay and muted red. 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
Grenadine Pink & Turquoise Green +1
Plate 230 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Grenadine Pink, Turquoise Green, Cobalt Green.
#b5decc #f48067 #96d1aa
Pale Lemon Yellow & Orange +2
Plate 272 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Lemon Yellow, Orange, Turquoise Green, Salvia Blue.
#b5decc #ffefae #f37420 #97acc8
Grenadine Pink & Cream Yellow +2
Plate 300 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Grenadine Pink, Cream Yellow, Turquoise Green, Calamine BLue.
#b5decc #f48067 #fdbf68 #78cdd0
Light Pinkish Cinnamon & Ecru +2
Plate 317 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Pinkish Cinnamon, Ecru, Lemon Yellow, Turquoise Green.
#b5decc #fcc79b #c2ae93 #f8ed43
Seashell Pink & Citron Yellow +1
Plate 150 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Seashell Pink, Citron Yellow, Glaucous Green.
#b4cdc2 #fdd4bd #b2b73e
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
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