Faded Flaxflower
Often used for its versatile qualities, Faded Flaxflower remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to add character and warmth to any space. We've gathered 11 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#9EB4C0
LRV
43.62
Faded Flaxflower's Color Strip
Faded Flaxflower is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Sleepy Hollow and Favorite Jeans. The strip spans from Moonmist at the lightest end to Endless Sea at the deepest. Browsing strip 223 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Faded Flaxflower in Real Rooms
Faded Flaxflower has a medium-high LRV of 43.62 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, kitchen cabinets, bedroom, dining room, house, front door, home office, patio, kitchen, living room and mudroom.
1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Faded Flaxflower with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Bathroom vanity cabinetry in Faded Flaxflower offers soft, serene appeal.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
The way Faded Flaxflower interacts with under-cabinet lighting is transformative. It catches the glow and reflects a softer, more diffused light onto the countertops, making the workspace feel more inviting and less utilitarian.
Kitchen cabinets finished in Faded Flaxflower provide calm, understated elegance.
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1 Bedroom Photo
For guest bedrooms, Faded Flaxflower is a welcoming embrace. It's a universally appealing tone that feels clean and fresh for new arrivals, yet has enough "personality" to make their stay feel special and considered. It works across all seasons, feeling cool in summer and cozy in winter.
Faded Flaxflower — industrial bedroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Faded Flaxflower, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.
A moody dining room painted in Faded Flaxflower
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1 House Photo
On the exterior, Faded Flaxflower holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Sherwin-Williams Faded Flaxflower in a traditional house
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door in Faded Flaxflower changes the entire read of a facade without requiring a renovation. The color is strong enough to register from the street but refined enough not to feel like a statement for its own sake. It's the "handshake" of the home.
Faded Flaxflower paint in a classy front door
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1 Home Office Photo
Faded Flaxflower in a home office signals that the space was thought about. The color holds up under the scrutiny of video calls without feeling staged, and it stays comfortable across the full working day in a way that brighter colors often don't.
neutral home office featuring Faded Flaxflower by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Patio Photo
Using Faded Flaxflower on outdoor furniture or structures helps them "recede" into the shadows of the garden, creating a more seamless and naturalistic look. It avoids the harsh, synthetic feel that many outdoor-specific colors can have.
Faded Flaxflower paint in a warm patio
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1 Kitchen Photo
Using Faded Flaxflower in the kitchen allows the architectural details—like open shelving or a custom range hood—to stand out. It creates a soft-focus background that makes even a simple stack of white plates look like a deliberate design choice.
Faded Flaxflower color — modern luxury kitchen inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
In a living room, Faded Flaxflower acts as a bridge between the indoors and the view outside. It carries the organic weight of the natural world into the home, allowing the greenery from windows to pop while keeping the interior feeling protected and private. Pair it with oversized plants and ceramic vessels for a full organic-modern aesthetic.
Faded Flaxflower — elegant living room
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1 Mudroom Photo
Using Faded Flaxflower on mudroom walls makes the white trim and hooks pop. It creates a high-contrast, organized look that makes even a room full of sports gear and rain boots look like it has a system and a sense of order.
A small mudroom painted in Faded Flaxflower
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Coordinating Colors
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Gossamer Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Windy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
French Moire reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Flaxflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Faded Flaxflower the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Studio Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Faded Flaxflower the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Warm Stone encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Upward reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Hinting Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mild Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Windy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
At LRV 44 vs 25, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Faded Flaxflower the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (44 vs 34) makes Faded Flaxflower the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.