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Bakersfield Oak in a modern farmhouse room

Bakersfield Oak from the COREtec Pro Classics line is a mid dark vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 21). Here it is with White Dove walls, Alabaster trim, and Iron Ore as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Bakersfield Oak vinyl plank flooring 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.

Bakersfield Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of our Cape with the dormers. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The Cape with the dormers.

Bakersfield Oak vinyl plank flooring 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.

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WallsWhite DoveBM OC-17 · LRV 83

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteIron OreSW 7069 · LRV 6

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 21
Lightness L*: 53
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 79°

A golden undertone, warm without leaning red. 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.

Bakersfield Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.2 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

White Dove Benjamin Moore OC-17 · LRV 83.2 · +62 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 105°), so Bakersfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +62 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 93°), so Bakersfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +61 from the floor

61 points over Bakersfield Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

The deep note

Iron Ore Sherwin-Williams SW 7069 · LRV 5.6 · -15 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Bakersfield Oak in LRV, a frame for a golden floor.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Lower cabinets or an island in Iron Ore, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 21 sits between the two (6 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Bakersfield Oak	COREtec Pro Classics	21
Walls	White Dove	Benjamin Moore OC-17	83.2	+62
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+62
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+61
The deep note	Iron Ore	Sherwin-Williams SW 7069	5.6	-15

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 18 points darker than Bakersfield Oak in L* (35 against 53), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 19 points lighter than Bakersfield Oak in L* (72 against 53). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: oatmeal7 in chroma, half the warmth of Bakersfield Oak (16), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 259°, straight across the color wheel from the 79° of Bakersfield Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 23, 30 points from the 53 of Bakersfield Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Bakersfield Oak at LRV 21 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Bakersfield Oak (hue 79°).

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Bakersfield Oak (hue 79°).

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Bakersfield Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 21, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Bakersfield Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Creamy yellow walls: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Bakersfield Oak (hue 79°).

Questions

About Bakersfield Oak and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Bakersfield Oak flooring?

White Dove (Benjamin Moore OC-17, LRV 83.2): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 105°), so Bakersfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 62 LRV points from the floor (LRV 21), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Dover White (Sherwin-Williams SW 6385, LRV 82.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Bakersfield Oak?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 61 points over Bakersfield Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Bakersfield Oak?

Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, LRV 5.6): deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Bakersfield Oak in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Iron Ore, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 21 sits between the two (6 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Bakersfield Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Heritage Brown stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Rustic Beige sample is only 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Bakersfield Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 21 and L* 53, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 21, Bakersfield Oak 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 Bakersfield Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Bakersfield Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 21, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Bakersfield Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 5.1 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 21, Bakersfield Oak 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 7 inches a board, Bakersfield Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Bakersfield Oak is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.

Wear layer20 milAbout 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic.
CoreSPC, a rigid stone polymer coreFirm underfoot and resists dents from furniture.
FinishUV Acrylic
WaterWaterproof (the maker's word)Wet mopping is fine; a flood is not.

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Bakersfield Oak is lighter than 38 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 64 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Cartwheel OakLRV 26, measured the same way, against 21 for Bakersfield Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Galveston OakLRV 19, measured the same way, against 21 for Bakersfield Oak.

The same look in real wood: Barley and Hops, Robbins Nature's Canvas Gold 7-1/2" White Oak, only 0.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Rustic Beige (5.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Bakersfield Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.196"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	SPC
Construction	COREtec Residential SPC
Carton	28.84 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Bakersfield Oak

COREtec Pro Classics · VV017-07037

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$4.09 per sq ft · $117.96 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Bakersfield Oak: price, specs and samples

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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.

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.