Little Greene Flint 236

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Flint for bedroom (1 photo)
Flint for living room (5 photos)
Little Greene 236 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Little Greene Flint reviews (15 photos)
What are Little Greene Flint undertones?
Is Flint 236 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Flint
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Flint 236
Code:	236
Name:	Flint
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England

What color is Little Greene Flint?

Little Greene Flint 236 is an exceptionally pale off-white with a soft creamy cast rather than a crisp, blue-based white. Its low saturation keeps the color light and quiet, while the hint of warmth prevents it from feeling stark on broad walls. In bright daylight, Flint reads as a clean, lightly softened white; under warmer bulbs, its gentle ivory note becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, hallways, and living areas where a near-white finish is wanted without the sharp contrast of pure white. Pair it with natural oak, linen, pale stone, and muted earthy accents, or use it on walls alongside deeper trim for definition.

Flint for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Flint for living room (5 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Warm white wall paint color with gold and green details

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Green vintage door with white walls Little Greene Flint

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Interior with white walls Flint and green vintage door

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Dining room with fireplace and white walls Flint

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White eggshel walls Little Greene Flint 236

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Little Greene 236 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Little Greene Flint 236 kitchen cabinets

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Little Greene Flint reviews (15 photos)

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What are Little Greene Flint undertones?

This reads as a very light, low-saturation off-white with an almost neutral overall character. In the supplied digital sample, the slight measurable bias falls toward yellow, but it is too weak to support a confident undertone label. Warm artificial light may make that faint warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight may make the color look cleaner and nearer to neutral. Because it is so close to white, surrounding colors and the room’s light levels can have a noticeable effect on how it appears.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#F9F7F1

RGB code:

249, 247, 241

Is Little Greene Flint cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 45°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

236 Flint HSL code: 45, 40%, 96%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Flint

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Flint:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

236
Flint

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Flint with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Little Greene Juniper Ash and Pale Lupin.

236
Flint

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#f9f7f1
RGB Decimal	249, 247, 241
RGB Percent	97.65%, 96.86%, 94.51%
HSV	Hue: 45° Saturation: 3.21% Value: 97.65%
HSL	hsl(45, 40, 96)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.8 Yellow: 3.21 Key: 2.35
YIQ	Y: 246.914 I: 3.12 Q: -1.444
XYZ	X: 88.201 Y: 93.012 Z: 96.502
CIE Lab	L:97.233 a:-0.376 b:3.116
CIE Luv	L:97.233 u:1.466 v:4.849
Decimal	16381937
Hunter Lab	96.443, -5.529, 8.184