page_title: Paint sheen
hierarchical_section_title: Paint sheen
caption_attribution_description: English: Scandinavian-style glossy white kitchen cabinets, shown with all doors and drawers closed. See another similar photo with doors and drawers open.
context_page_description: In paint technology, the sheen is the glossiness of a paint finish. Glossy and flat are typical extreme levels of glossiness of a finish. Glossy paints are shiny and reflect most light in the specular direction, while on flat paints most of the light diffuses in a range of angles. The gloss level of paint can also affect its apparent colour.
  Between those extremes, there are a number of intermediate gloss levels. Their common names, from the most dull to the most shiny, include: matte, eggshell, satin, silk, semi-gloss and high gloss. These terms are not standardized, and not all manufacturers use all these terms.
context_section_description: In paint technology, the sheen is the glossiness of a paint finish.  Glossy and flat (or matte) are typical extreme levels of glossiness of a finish.  Glossy paints are shiny and reflect most light in the specular (mirror-like) direction, while on flat paints most of the light diffuses in a range of angles.  The gloss level of paint can also affect its apparent colour.
  Between those extremes, there are a number of intermediate gloss levels. Their common names, from the most dull to the most shiny, include: matte, eggshell, satin, silk, semi-gloss and high gloss.  These terms are not standardized, and not all manufacturers use all these terms.
caption: High-gloss finish used for kitchen elements
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