Meet Spearmint: the 2026 Color of the Year
Awaken your senses with Spearmint
Spearmint is your moment to hit refresh. This mint-green is crisp, clean and invigorating, while soft and sandy to the touch. Every glance at your mixer is a little reminder to pause, reset and shift your energy to what truly matters.
A hue that's calming, yet invigorating
Bring your space to life
When things start to feel a little routine, Spearmint brings a fresh perspective, lifting your mood and indulging your playful side.
Pause, breathe, create
Spearmint inspires renewed creativity and presence in the kitchen. Every bake, stir or mix feels like a small celebration.
A color you can feel
The sandy, tactile finish awakens and energizes with each touch, bringing its invigorating essence to life in a way you can see and feel.
How do we choose our Color of the Year?
KitchenAid brand has championed the power of color to fuel creativity since introducing the first stand mixer colors in 1955. Today, the brand’s Color of the Year taps global trends to capture the current moment and inspire makers around the world.
This year, Spearmint invites you to step into the fresh side—uplifting and energizing, yet grounded by its tactile sandy finish. It’s the perfect shade to bring clarity, creativity, and a renewed sense of joy into your everyday making.
Fresh flavors, fresher menu
Spearmint isn’t just for stand mixers
It’s for commercial-style ranges too. Enter for your chance to win a 2026 Color of the Year Stand Mixer and Commercial Style Range.
Style Spearmint like your favorite creator
Sam Ushiro
Sam (@aww.sam) creates vibrant, playful content designed to make everyday life feel joyful and inspired. See her favorite products, colors and recipes.
Holly Sherry
Holly (@alongcameholly) romanticizes the little things, and shares relatable life-and-family moments. See her favorite products, colors, and recipes.
Sohla El-Waylly
Sohla (@sohlae), chef and author of Start Here, shares recipes, cooking tips and kitchen insights. See her favorite products, colors and recipes.
Bianca Fernandez
Bianca (@biancaafernandez), is a creative strategist who knows how color can affect how we see the world. See her favorite products, colors and recipes.
Bria Lemirande
Bria (@brialem) creates food-centered joyful, expressive and authentic lifestyle content. See her favorite products, colors and recipes.
Relive the past Colors of the Year
2025: Butter
Savor the moment with this soft and bright butter yellow stand mixer that stirs up comforting memories.
2024: Blue Salt
Add a pinch of Blue Salt to your countertop with this periwinkle blue stand mixer with a softly shifting, reddish-pearl finish.
2023: Hibiscus
Bring a pop of radiance to your kitchen with our lush mixer in head-turning Hibiscus with a matte finish.
2022: Beetroot
Turn heads and see the ordinary through a new lens with a rich, magenta stand mixer with a lush satin finish.
2021: Honey
Celebrate the sweetness that comes from making together in the kitchen with a golden orange stand mixer.
2020: Kyoto Glow
Recharge and refresh with a stand mixer in a bright yellow-green stand mixer that inspires positivity.
2018: Bird of Paradise
Ignite your desire to be free with a stand mixer in a high-gloss vibrant coral inspired by the tropical plant.
