Flan
Flan is a Orange paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
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69.46
Flan's Color Strip
Flan is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 122 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Flan in Rooms
Follow Flan from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image place Flan (6652) in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Flan — moody bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
In a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, the most interesting quality of Flan (6652) may be the way it responds to timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Flan paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Across 1 bedroom image, Flan (6652) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A art deco bedroom painted in Flan
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1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Flan (6652) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
minimalist front door featuring Flan by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
Against wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating, Flan (6652) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Sherwin-Williams Flan in a minimalist home office
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Flan (6652) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Flan color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image trace Flan (6652) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Flan — industrial kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Flan (6652) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Flan paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Flan (6652) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 69.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
contemporary patio featuring Flan by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the movement from window light to lamplight and upholstery, timber, art and metal accents guide the final sample decision.
A cozy living room painted in Flan
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 88 vs 69, Roman Column is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 38), opening up a space where Prairie Grass encloses it.
Trim Color
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Flan reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Marea Baja encloses it.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 16), opening up a space where Turkish Tile encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 9, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 5), opening up a space where Dress Blues encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (81 vs 69) makes Conch Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Melon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Flan encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dollop Of Cream reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Flan encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 69 vs 47, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Flan the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Create an inviting ambience with this soft warm orange. Pair this light but saturated hue with a caramel or vanilla hue for a charming kitchen color scheme.