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Aged Barrel in a traditional room

Aged Barrel, a DuraSeal stain, is a mid dark stain on red oak with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 12). Here it is with Modern Gray walls, Alabaster trim and Palladian Blue on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Aged Barrel stain on a red oak floor in the kitchen of our raised ranch under the oaks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Kitchen in daylight, The raised ranch under the oaks.

Aged Barrel stain on a red oak floor in the family room of our colonial on the cul-de-sac. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Family room in daylight, The colonial on the cul-de-sac.

Aged Barrel stain on a red oak floor in the great room of our cabin in the hemlocks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Great room in daylight, The cabin in the hemlocks.

12 in

WallsModern GraySW 7632 · LRV 63

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

CabinetsPalladian BlueBM HC-144 · LRV 60

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Royal Mahogany sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 12
Lightness L*: 41
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 65°

A warm greige: gray with a little brown in it. LRV is light reflectance value, the share of light a surface sends back, the same scale paint makers print on every chip: 0 is black, 100 is white.

Aged Barrel has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.8 in L*): calm, but not flat.

The shaded band is within 30 points of the floor. A wall inside it blurs into the floor; BS 8300 asks for at least 30 points between surfaces that meet.

Walls, trim and cabinets

Named colors with the maker's code and LRV, each linked to its page.

Walls

Modern Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7632 · LRV 62.5 · +50 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Aged Barrel (hue 82° against its 65°).

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +36 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Aged Barrel (hue 92° against its 65°).

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +70 from the floor

70 points over Aged Barrel in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +48 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Aged Barrel (a 48 point step in LRV).

See it at Benjamin Moore

Cabinets in Palladian Blue or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Aged Barrel	DuraSeal stain on red oak	12
Walls	Modern Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7632	62.5	+50
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+36
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+70
Cabinets	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+48

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 16 points darker than Aged Barrel in L* (26 against 41), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Royal Mahogany stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 14 points lighter than Aged Barrel in L* (56 against 41). Like our Neutral stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: stone gray4 in chroma, half the warmth of Aged Barrel (10), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 245°, straight across the color wheel from the 65° of Aged Barrel, softened to balance it.

Grounding: fog grayA light note at L* 86, 45 points from the 41 of Aged Barrel, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Aged Barrel (hue 65°).

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Modern Gray and Alabaster.

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Aged Barrel.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Aged Barrel.

Living roomModern Gray walls, Alabaster trim and crown, a patterned rug in mist blue and fog gray on the Aged Barrel floor, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Palladian Blue so they float off the Aged Barrel floor, Alabaster walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
Dining roomThunder walls, a table in a charcoal wood, chairs in stone gray, an unlacquered brass chandelier.
BedroomModern Gray walls, stone gray bedding, a mist blue throw, nightstands in a light natural wood.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Aged Barrel: Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, LRV 12) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Aged Barrel: a tone like our Classic Gray sample, 3.0 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Aged Barrel turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Aged Barrel and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Aged Barrel flooring?

Modern Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7632, LRV 62.5): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Aged Barrel (hue 82° against its 65°). It sits 50 LRV points from the floor (LRV 12), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Thunder (Benjamin Moore AF-685, LRV 47.6).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Aged Barrel?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 70 points over Aged Barrel in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Aged Barrel?

Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Aged Barrel (a 48 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Palladian Blue or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Aged Barrel?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Royal Mahogany stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Neutral stain sample). A wood like our Classic Gray sample is only 3.0 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Aged Barrel?

Living room: Modern Gray walls, Alabaster trim and crown, a patterned rug in mist blue and fog gray on the Aged Barrel floor, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Palladian Blue so they float off the Aged Barrel floor, Alabaster walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Aged Barrel a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 12 and L* 41, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 12, Aged Barrel is mid dark: it is at its best in a big room with good light and warm lamps, and it shows dust, pet hair and fine scratches more than a mid tone.

What colors should I avoid with Aged Barrel?

Walls at the lightness of Aged Barrel: Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, LRV 12) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Aged Barrel: a tone like our Classic Gray sample, 3.0 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.

The room it suits

Light, size and wear, from the floor's own record.

At LRV 12, Aged Barrel is mid dark: it is at its best in a big room with good light and warm lamps, and it shows dust, pet hair and fine scratches more than a mid tone.

At 2.25 inches a board, Aged Barrel lays about 64 boards across a 12 foot room, the busy, tailored look of a classic strip floor.

A sand and finish of red oak strip floors in any room above grade.

HardnessNorthern red oak: Janka 1,290 lbfThe force to press a steel ball halfway into the wood; a higher number dents less under heels and chair legs. How hard is that? The Janka scale
FinishStain on site, then clear coatsThe color is in the wood, so a worn floor can be sanded and stained again.

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Pride Oak, COREtec COREtec Originals Premium VV457, only 1.3 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

The nearest of our other stains is Classic Gray (3.0 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

The floor

A stain we put on your own oak floor.

DuraSeal

Aged Barrel

Stain on red oak

Stain · on red oak · 2-1/4 in strip

Aged Barrel on our stain page

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How we chose

Paint names, codes, hex and LRV as Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish them (each color links to its page).

BS 8300-2:2018 asks for a difference of at least 30 LRV points between adjacent surfaces, such as a floor and a wall, so the surfaces read apart.

The floor measured from its own picture in CIELAB (D65); the wood tones from our own photographs of 37 stains on oak.

Janka hardness from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook (2021), Table 5-3b, at 12 percent moisture.

A picture's lightness depends a little on how it was lit, so the floor's LRV is read from the evenly lit field the visualizer lays and rounded. See the real floor before you choose paint: visit the showroom, or ask for a free measure and estimate.