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Olivia Wolfe

Sorry Sage Green, but This New Color Trend Is the 'Brighter, More Characterful' Choice for Painting Your Walls in 2026

Rotating GIF of three luxury interior spaces that all have mint green somewhere on the walls or in the room. Each room is bright with other bright colors.

Livingetc's monthly 'Color Crush' always gives me something inspiring to look forward to. A fresh hit of color to reignite creativity as the new season blows in. And as May blooms into June, we're swapping last month's bold red for a soft, joyful blue-green we're calling Sea Green Chiffon. It's similar to a minty green, but with a little more life, and it'll awaken and refresh your home just in time for summer.

What exactly is Sea Green Chiffon? "Sea Green Chiffon has a subtle simmering fizz about it, summoning images of foamy, gurgling waves and shining sea glass treasures," explains Livingetc's color expert, Amy Moorea Wong. "It's radiant and playful, but with a cool, collected depth running beneath the surface." I'm going to just say it: it's a much-needed evolution of sage, "a calm, soft green for those of us done with herbs and ready to move on to (slightly) brighter, more characterful things," adds Amy.

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