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Berlin Pine in a warm modern room

Berlin Pine from the COREtec Pro Enhanced line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 25). Here it is with Cloud White walls, Alabaster trim, and Naval as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Berlin Pine 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.

Berlin Pine 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.

Berlin Pine 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.

12 in

WallsCloud WhiteBM OC-130 · LRV 85

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteNavalSW 6244 · LRV 5

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Chestnut sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 25
Lightness L*: 57
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 72°

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.

The grain and color of Berlin Pine move from board to board (a spread of 3.0 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

Cloud White Benjamin Moore OC-130 · LRV 85.1 · +60 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 106°), so Berlin Pine stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +57 from the floor

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

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +57 from the floor

57 points over Berlin Pine in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

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The deep note

Naval Sherwin-Williams SW 6244 · LRV 4.5 · -21 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 169° around the color wheel from Berlin Pine and 21 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Naval, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 25 sits between the two (5 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Berlin Pine	COREtec Pro Enhanced	25
Walls	Cloud White	Benjamin Moore OC-130	85.1	+60
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+57
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+57
The deep note	Naval	Sherwin-Williams SW 6244	4.5	-21

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 19 points darker than Berlin Pine in L* (38 against 57), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Chestnut stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 14 points lighter than Berlin Pine in L* (72 against 57). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: linen11 in chroma, half the warmth of Berlin Pine (23), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 252°, straight across the color wheel from the 72° of Berlin Pine, softened to balance it.

Grounding: walnut brownA deep note at L* 27, 30 points from the 57 of Berlin Pine, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Berlin Pine (hue 72°).

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Berlin Pine (hue 72°).

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Berlin Pine at LRV 25 it gives the room its outline.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Berlin Pine: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 4 points from its LRV of 25, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Berlin Pine: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 3.3 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Creamy yellow walls: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Berlin Pine (hue 72°).

Questions

About Berlin Pine and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Berlin Pine flooring?

Cloud White (Benjamin Moore OC-130, LRV 85.1): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 106°), so Berlin Pine stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 60 LRV points from the floor (LRV 25), 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 Berlin Pine?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 57 points over Berlin Pine in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Berlin Pine?

Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, LRV 4.5): deep and cool, about 169° around the color wheel from Berlin Pine and 21 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Naval, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 25 sits between the two (5 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Berlin Pine?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Chestnut stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Weathered Oak sample is only 3.3 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Berlin Pine a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 25 and L* 57, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 25, Berlin Pine 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 Berlin Pine?

Walls at the lightness of Berlin Pine: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 4 points from its LRV of 25, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Berlin Pine: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 3.3 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 25, Berlin Pine 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 9 inches a board, Berlin Pine lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Berlin Pine 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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 28 times, chosen 11 times since 2022.

Berlin Pine is lighter than 48 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 90 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Madrid OakLRV 28, measured the same way, against 25 for Berlin Pine.

A step darker in the same line: Suva OakLRV 22, measured the same way, against 25 for Berlin Pine.

The same look in real wood: Santa Cruz, Robbins Coastside 9", only 0.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Weathered Oak (3.3 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Berlin Pine, the specifications
Width	9 in
Thickness	0.204"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Enhanced painted bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	SPC
Construction	COREtec Residential SPC
Carton	36.64 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Berlin Pine

COREtec Pro Enhanced · VV491-02958

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 9 in

$4.79 per sq ft · $175.51 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Berlin Pine: 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.