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Batik in a dark and moody room

Batik from the Fifth and Main Symbiotic 20 line is a dark vinyl plank with a warm greige undertone (LRV 10, measured from its own picture). Here it’s shown with Thunder walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Stonington Gray cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

AI assisted The rooms are AI generated, simulated photos. The floor, the paint colors and every number are real.

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Batik vinyl plank flooring in the great room of the 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.

Batik vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of the 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.

Batik vinyl plank flooring in the living room of the lake house on the cove. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The lake house on the cove.

12 in

WallsThunderBM AF-685 · LRV 48

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

CabinetsStonington GrayBM HC-170 · LRV 59

WoodA charcoal woodLike our True Black sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 10
Lightness L*: 38
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 67°

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.

Batik 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

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +38 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Batik (hue 92° against its 67°).

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Or walls

Repose Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7015 · LRV 58.2 · +48 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Batik (hue 97° against its 67°).

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +72 from the floor

72 points over Batik in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Cabinets

Stonington Gray Benjamin Moore HC-170 · LRV 59.4 · +50 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Batik (a 50 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Stonington Gray or Swiss Coffee: 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	Batik	Fifth and Main Symbiotic 20	10
Walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+38
Or walls	Repose Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7015	58.2	+48
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+72
Cabinets	Stonington Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-170	59.4	+50

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 16 points darker than Batik in L* (21 against 38), far enough to read as a choice. Like our True Black stain sample.

A step lighter: a honey toneAbout 16 points lighter than Batik in L* (53 against 38). Like our Golden Pecan stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

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

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 247°, straight across the color wheel from the 67° of Batik, softened to balance it.

Grounding: fog grayA light note at L* 83, 45 points from the 38 of Batik, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Batik (hue 67°).

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Thunder and Swiss Coffee.

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Batik.

Living roomThunder walls and Swiss Coffee trim over Batik, velvet in stone gray with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Stonington Gray so they float off Batik, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomRepose Gray walls, stone gray bedding, nightstands in a honey tone, brushed nickel on the lamps.
EntryA fog gray runner on Batik, Stonington Gray on the door, a champagne bronze mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Batik: Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, LRV 9.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 10, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Batik: a tone like our Heritage Brown sample, 2.7 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Batik turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Batik and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Batik flooring?

Thunder (Benjamin Moore AF-685, LRV 47.6): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Batik (hue 92° against its 67°). It sits 38 LRV points from the floor (LRV 10), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, LRV 58.2).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Batik?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 72 points over Batik in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Batik?

Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, LRV 59.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Batik (a 50 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Stonington Gray or Swiss Coffee: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Batik?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our True Black stain sample), or a step lighter: a honey tone (like our Golden Pecan stain sample). A wood like our Heritage Brown sample is only 2.7 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Batik?

Living room: Thunder walls and Swiss Coffee trim over Batik, velvet in stone gray with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Stonington Gray so they float off Batik, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Batik a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 10 and L* 38, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 10, Batik is 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 Batik?

Walls at the lightness of Batik: Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, LRV 9.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 10, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Batik: a tone like our Heritage Brown sample, 2.7 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 10, Batik is 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 6 inches a board, Batik lays about 24 boards across a 12 foot room.

Living spaces and bedrooms; ask us about wet rooms.

Wear layer20 milAbout 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic.
FinishExoGuard+®

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Batik is lighter than 13 percent of the 1,204 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 30 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: BronziteLRV 12, measured the same way, against 10 for Batik.

A step darker in the same line: CarbonLRV 9, measured the same way, against 10 for Batik.

The same look in real wood: Elevation, Anderson Tuftex Transcendence, only 0.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Heritage Brown (2.7 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Batik, the specifications
Width	6 in
Thickness	0.098 in
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	ExoGuard+®
Edge	Square
Installation	Direct Glue
Construction	High Performance Luxury Vinyl Tile
Carton	41.72 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Fifth and Main

Batik

Symbiotic 20 · 5M303-00774

Vinyl plank · 6 in

$3.75 per sq ft · $156.45 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Batik: 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.