Chromatlas

Unit 3 · In-betweens

Mint

HEX

#A8EBC4

RGB

168 235 196

HSL

145° 63% 79%

CMYK

29 0 17 8

Mint or Emerald?

Much paler and softer than emerald, slightly cooler.

Compare: Emerald

Named after the herb.

Poetry

Mint is named after the herb, whose name runs back through Latin mentha to Greek minthe. In Greek myth Minthe was a nymph whom Persephone turned into the fragrant plant; Ovid mentions the story in the Metamorphoses.

Kin

• Sage: Another green named after a kitchen herb
• Pistachio: Another soft green from the kitchen

Sources

• Etymonline, 'mint (n.1)'
• Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 10

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