Harper Cashmere Tie Dye Sweater
Aquamarine
#B0E0CE
Cool mint
A Light Summer color
Cool mint
anchor color 4 of 10 in Light Summer. Also called Light Cool Summer in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
- Hex
- #B0E0CE
- RGB
- 176, 224, 206
- HSL
- 158°, 44%, 78%
Cool mint is the Light Summer green: a pale, clear mint with a hint of blue. It is one of the freshest colors in the palette and one of the few greens a Light Summer looks good in. It sits ten points from both Light Spring's warm mint and True Summer's cool mint, between a warm season and a cool one.
Where it sits
Cool mint is an anchor color in Light Summer. Its closest relative outside the palette is Cool mint #9DC4B5, a True Summer color, at a perceptual distance of 10. That is near enough for that season to wear it as a neutral, with the accents kept in its own palette.
At RGB 176, 224, 206 the green leads, the blue is close behind, and the red is lower. The blue sitting close to the green is what makes it cool; in Light Spring's warm mint the blue drops further behind. The high lightness is what makes it a pastel. Darken it and add grey and it becomes True Summer's cool mint; add more blue and it becomes Light Summer's sea green.
A Light Summer wears it as a summer color: a blouse, a knit, a dress, a swimsuit. It brightens the face without adding warmth. It works with soft white, dove grey, light cool grey and soft navy, and it pairs well with powder blue, cool soft rose and lavender for a soft, cool palette.
Retail calls it mint, seafoam, pistachio, sage mist and celadon. Mint and seafoam are the most reliable names. Pistachio usually runs warmer and belongs to the Springs; celadon is often greyer and suits Soft Summer. Mint is a spring and summer color in most stores, so that is when to look.
Easily confused with
The nearest colors are Light Spring's warm mint and True Summer's cool mint, both ten points away, and Light Summer's own sea green, also ten. Light Spring's mint is the one to check against: it has less blue, and on a Light Summer it reads a shade yellow. True Summer's is deeper and greyer. Soft Summer's greyed aqua is nineteen points off and dusty.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Warm mint #9FE0C0
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 10
Cool mint #9DC4B5
True Summer anchor · ΔE 10
Warm aqua #6FD6C6
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 17
Greyed aqua #8FB0AE
Soft Summer anchor · ΔE 19
Icy blue #D6E4F0
True Winter anchor · ΔE 21
Soft stone #D9CFBA
Light Spring neutral · ΔE 21
In stock in this color today
As of November 11, 2026, 13 in-stock pieces across STAUD and Marine Layer sample within a close match of #B0E0CE. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
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What it's sold as
Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #B0E0CE today, so they are the words to search for.
- STAUD
- Endless Summer, Lakeside, Heirloom
- Marine Layer
- Aquamarine
A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.
Questions
Is cool mint a Light Summer color?
Yes. Cool mint (#B0E0CE) is an anchor color in the Light Summer palette, and close enough to a True Summer color for that season to wear it as a neutral.
Can a Light Spring wear cool mint?
Close. Light Spring's warm mint is ten points away, about the point where most people start to see a difference. On a Light Spring this one reads a shade cool; it works best with cream and light camel rather than grey.
Is cool mint the same as seafoam?
Close. Seafoam is usually this color or a shade bluer. Some seafoam is greyed, which suits Soft Summer. If it looks clear and light against white, it is the Light Summer version.
What colors go with cool mint?
For a Light Summer: soft white, dove grey, light cool grey, soft navy, powder blue, cool soft rose and lavender. Mint with soft navy is the pairing for every day. Avoid black, which makes it look hard, and camel, which makes it look sour.
Is cool mint warm or cool?
Cool. The blue sits close behind the green, and the red is lower. A warm mint has the red higher and the blue lower. Hold it against white in daylight: a blue cast is cool, a yellow cast is warm.
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