# 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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## The floor
- Banded Olive, Legacy Flooring Collection Coastal 7 in: Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in (SKU W6536)
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/legacy/coastal-7-in/banded-olive

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 23
- CIELAB (D65): L* 55, a* 0.5, b* 9.3, chroma 9.3, hue 87.2 degrees
- Undertone: a greige: soft gray with a little warmth
- The grain and color of Banded Olive move from board to board (a spread of 5.9 in L*), which helps hide everyday wear.

## Paint
- Walls: Modern Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7632, LRV 62.5, +39.6 from the floor). A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Banded Olive (hue 82° against its 87°). Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/neutral-paint-colors/sw7632-modern-gray/
- Or walls: Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1, +32.2 from the floor). A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Banded Olive (hue 95° against its 87°). Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/hc-172/revere-pewter
- Trim and ceilings: 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. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7551-greek-villa/
- Deep note: 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. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/neutral-paint-colors/sw7020-black-fox/
- 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).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a charcoal wood, like our Heritage Brown stain sample. About 20 points darker than Banded Olive in L* (35 against 55), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood, like our Country White stain sample. About 17 points lighter than Banded Olive in L* (72 against 55).
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: fog gray (#d3cec7). 4 in chroma, half the warmth of Banded Olive (9), and 28 points lighter in L*.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: graphite (#3f4a58). Hue 267°, straight across the color wheel from the 87° of Banded Olive, softened to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: charcoal (#3e3b36). A deep note at L* 25, 30 points from the 55 of Banded Olive, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone; beside Banded Olive at LRV 23 it gives the room its outline.
- Metal: champagne bronze. A warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Banded Olive (hue 87°).
- Metal: brushed nickel. A soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Banded Olive.

## Room by room
- 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.
- Bedroom: Revere Pewter walls, a low bed in a charcoal wood, fog gray linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
- Entry: A bench in a pale, bleached wood, a charcoal mat on Banded Olive, brushed nickel hooks.

## What to avoid
- 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
- 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.
- Core: SPC, a rigid stone polymer core (firm underfoot and resists dents from furniture)
- Water: Waterproof (the maker's word) (wet mopping is fine; a flood is not)

## Sources
- 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.