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Banded Olive in a Japandi room

Banded Olive, from the Legacy Flooring Collection Coastal 7 in line, is a mid tone vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (LRV 23, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Modern Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Black Fox as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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WallsModern GraySW 7632 · LRV 63

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteBlack FoxSW 7020 · LRV 7

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 23
Lightness L*: 55
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 87°

A greige: soft gray with a little warmth. 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.

The grain and color of Banded Olive move from board to board (a spread of 5.9 in L*), which helps hide everyday wear.

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 · +40 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Banded Olive (hue 82° against its 87°).

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Or walls

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +32 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Banded Olive (hue 95° against its 87°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +61 from the floor

61 points over Banded Olive in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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The deep note

Black Fox Sherwin-Williams SW 7020 · LRV 6.7 · -16 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Banded Olive in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Black Fox, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 23 sits between the two (7 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Banded Olive	Legacy Flooring Collection Coastal 7 in	23
Walls	Modern Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7632	62.5	+40
Or walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+32
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+61
The deep note	Black Fox	Sherwin-Williams SW 7020	6.7	-16

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 20 points darker than Banded Olive in L* (35 against 55), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 17 points lighter than Banded Olive in L* (72 against 55). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray4 in chroma, half the warmth of Banded Olive (9), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 267°, straight across the color wheel from the 87° of Banded Olive, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 25, 30 points from the 55 of Banded Olive, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Banded Olive at LRV 23 it gives the room its outline.

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Banded Olive (hue 87°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Banded Olive.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Banded Olive.

Living roomModern Gray walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Banded Olive, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion.
KitchenGreek Villa cabinets, Black Fox on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Banded Olive underfoot.
BedroomRevere Pewter walls, a low bed in a charcoal wood, fog gray linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
EntryA bench in a pale, bleached wood, a charcoal mat on Banded Olive, brushed nickel hooks.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Banded Olive: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 23, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Banded Olive turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Banded Olive and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Banded Olive flooring?

Modern Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7632, LRV 62.5): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Banded Olive (hue 82° against its 87°). It sits 40 LRV points from the floor (LRV 23), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Banded Olive?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 61 points over Banded Olive in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Banded Olive?

Black Fox (Sherwin-Williams SW 7020, LRV 6.7): deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Banded Olive in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Black Fox, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 23 sits between the two (7 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Banded Olive?

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).

How do I put a room together around Banded Olive?

Living room: Modern Gray walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Banded Olive, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion. Kitchen: Greek Villa cabinets, Black Fox on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Banded Olive underfoot.

Is Banded Olive a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 23 and L* 55, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 23, Banded Olive is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

What colors should I avoid with Banded Olive?

Walls at the lightness of Banded Olive: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 23, so wall and floor would blur into one. Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Banded Olive turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

The room it suits

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

At LRV 23, Banded Olive is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

At 7 inches a board, Banded Olive lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

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

CoreSPC, a rigid stone polymer coreFirm underfoot and resists dents from furniture.
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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 6 times since 2020.

Banded Olive is lighter than 43 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 28 percent of them.

The same look in real wood: Nightingale, Mullican Parkmore 6.5", only 3.3 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Rustic Beige (8.2 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Banded Olive, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	7.5 mm
Installation	Click System – Floating
Core	SPC
Construction	SPC Rigid Core Waterproof Vinyl
Carton	28.37 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Banded Olive

Coastal 7 in · W6536

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

Banded Olive: 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.