Faded Flaxflower vs Raucous Orange
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Faded Flaxflower reads as blue, while Raucous Orange reads as beige-pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Faded Flaxflower (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Raucous Orange (LRV 18), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Faded Flaxflower runs cool while Raucous Orange is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 72.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Faded Flaxflower vs Raucous Orange in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Faded Flaxflower and Raucous Orange in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Faded Flaxflower will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Raucous Orange would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Faded Flaxflower reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Raucous Orange.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Faded Flaxflower reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Raucous Orange.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Faded Flaxflower will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Raucous Orange would.
Color Details
Faded Flaxflower vs Raucous Orange Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Faded Flaxflower on one side and Raucous Orange on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Faded Flaxflower comparisons
See how Faded Flaxflower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Faded Flaxflower encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Faded Flaxflower reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Faded Flaxflower is decisively the brighter choice.