The invention provides an indene-fused 2H-naphtho-[2,1-b]pyran photochromic compound and a preparation method thereof. The molecular formula of the compound is shown in a formula I, wherein R1 and R2are hydrogen, straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl groups containing 1-6 carbon atoms, straight-chain or branched-chain alkoxy groups containing 1-6 carbon atoms, straight-chain or branched-chain halogenated alkyl groups or halogenated alkoxy groups, substituted by at least one halogen atom, corresponding to the alkyl groups and the alkoxy groups respectively, phenyl groups or substituted phenylgroups, halogen, NH2 and <->NHR. The preparation method of the compound comprises the steps that 2-methoxycarbonylphenylboronic acid pinacol ester and 4-bromine-2-naphthol are subjected to a couplingreaction, a Grignard reagent addition reaction and a cyclization reaction to obtain an intermediate 7,7-dialkyl-7H-benzo-[c]fluorene-6-phenol, and then the intermediate and 1,1-(diaryl)-2-allylene-1-ol generate I under the acid catalysis. The synthesis of the photochromic compound I has the advantages that the steps are few, the reaction conditions are mild, the operation is simple, and the reaction yield is high, a color body of the photochromic compound I is yellow or orange, and the photochromic compound I has the advantages of good fatigue resistance and high color ratio.