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Flannel Gray & Camel Color Scheme

A soft, cozy mix of warm gray and golden camel that feels lived-in and calm, finished with a creamy white. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Start with Flannel Gray, a soft, slightly warm gray that feels like a favorite sweater. It is the calm, grounded base this whole scheme leans on, settling a space without ever going cold or flat. Pair it with the golden warmth of Soft Camel and the two read like wool and leather together, easy, natural, and quietly elegant. The gray keeps things from getting too sweet, and the camel keeps the gray from feeling plain.

Let Soft Camel carry the warm accents, on trim, a door, or a few well-chosen pieces, so it glows against the gray instead of taking over. Then bring in Warm White to open everything up and let the room breathe, on ceilings, frames, or the lightest details. It is a flexible, comforting combination that can flow through a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or your whole home and still feel like one warm, welcoming space.

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Flannel Gray
walls
Sherwin-Williams Acier · SW 9170
#9E9991
LRV 32
Soft Camel
trim
PPG / Glidden Applesauce Cake · PPG1095-5
#C2A377
LRV 39
Warm White
accent
Behr Cotton Ridge · ECC-42-2
#F1EBDB
LRV 83

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Flannel Gray
#9C9890 · LRV 32 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9170 · ΔE 0.67
Behr · N360-4 · ΔE 0.92
Benjamin Moore · CSP-80 · ΔE 1.66
Valspar · M102 · ΔE 1.48
PPG / Glidden · PPG1000-4 · ΔE 3.44
Glidden · 30YY 31/024 · ΔE 2.55
Dutch Boy · 438-4DB · ΔE 1.48
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2444 · ΔE 3.11
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR28 · ΔE 0.85
Magnolia Home · JG-135 · ΔE 1.92
Farrow & Ball · NO. 284 · ΔE 2.07
Diamond Vogel · 0422 · ΔE 3.95
Hirshfield's · 0548 · ΔE 4.38
Rodda · CA070 · ΔE 4.43
C2 Paint · C2-971 · ΔE 2.14
Clare · PNT100-MD-14 · ΔE 3.47
Portola Paints · BRONSON · ΔE 6.07
Annie Sloan · FRENCH LINEN · ΔE 7
Backdrop · BD-AN · ΔE 6.13
Rust-Oleum · 285141 · ΔE 5.8
Kompozit · 0548 · ΔE 4.38
Soft Camel
#C2A074 · LRV 38 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 12 · ΔE 1.42
Behr · PMD-50 · ΔE 1.92
Benjamin Moore · AF-360 · ΔE 2.13
Valspar · 3005-9C · ΔE 1.61
PPG / Glidden · PPG1095-5 · ΔE 1.24
Glidden · 20YY 37/293 · ΔE 1.76
Dutch Boy · 315-4DB · ΔE 1.87
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3194 · ΔE 4.41
Dunn-Edwards · DE6137 · ΔE 2.02
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 8.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. 61 · ΔE 5.27
Diamond Vogel · 0255 · ΔE 1.51
Hirshfield's · 0891 · ΔE 1.89
Rodda · CA107 · ΔE 3.73
C2 Paint · C2-619 · ΔE 1.36
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 2.81
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 7.19
Annie Sloan · FRENCH LINEN · ΔE 9.55
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 10.08
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 14.53
Kompozit · 0891 · ΔE 1.89
Warm White
#F1EBDC · LRV 83 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 50 · ΔE 0.46
Behr · ECC-42-2 · ΔE 0.41
Benjamin Moore · AF-45 · ΔE 0.77
Valspar · 7002-5 · ΔE 0.56
PPG / Glidden · PPG1203-1 · ΔE 0.92
Glidden · 70YY 83/075 · ΔE 0.94
Dutch Boy · 007W · ΔE 0.93
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4032 · ΔE 0.46
Dunn-Edwards · DET677 · ΔE 1.06
Magnolia Home · JG-33 · ΔE 1.17
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.94
Diamond Vogel · 0005 · ΔE 1.21
Hirshfield's · 0362 · ΔE 0.78
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.9
C2 Paint · C2-563 · ΔE 0.52
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.45
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.4
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.51
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 2.45
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.55
Kompozit · 0362 · ΔE 0.78

Questions

what colors go with flannel gray?

Warm neutrals are its best friends. A golden camel adds richness, and a soft creamy white keeps things light, which is exactly why this trio works so well together.

is this combination too warm?

Not at all. The gray has just enough cool in it to balance the camel, so the room stays grounded and easy rather than heavy or too yellow.

where should the camel go?

Use it in smaller doses, like trim, a door, or a single piece of furniture. A little camel goes a long way and lets the gray stay the main event.

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