Flan (SW 6652)
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Flan (SW 6652) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Flan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Flan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Flan, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Complexion | 115 | 68 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ice Cream Parlour | M240-3 | 69.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Clarified Butter | 3001-6B | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chai Tea Latte | 1089-3 | 70 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Flan (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Flan
Darker than Flan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6652 |
| Hex | #F4D4AF |
| RGB | 244, 212, 175 |
| HSL | 32°, 76%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 5.8, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flan (SW 6652), published as #F4D4AF
#E4CAAE
#FFDEAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flan (SW 6652)?
- Flan has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Flan in another brand?
- Peach Complexion (BM 115) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Flan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Flan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.