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Blended Praline in a modern farmhouse room

Blended Praline from the COREtec Originals Premium line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone, measured from its own picture with LRV 35. Here it is with Simply White walls, Alabaster trim and Pewter Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Blended Praline 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.

Blended Praline 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.

Blended Praline 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.

12 in

WallsSimply WhiteBM OC-117 · LRV 90

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep notePewter GreenSW 6208 · LRV 12

WoodA smoky gray brown woodLike our Dark Gray sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 35
Lightness L*: 66
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 74°

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.

Blended Praline has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.3 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

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +55 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 110°), so Blended Praline stays golden without turning yellow.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +48 from the floor

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

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +48 from the floor

48 points over Blended Praline 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

Pewter Green Sherwin-Williams SW 6208 · LRV 11.8 · -23 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 23 points darker than Blended Praline in LRV, a frame for a golden floor.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 35 sits between the two (12 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Blended Praline	COREtec Originals Premium	35
Walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+55
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+48
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+48
The deep note	Pewter Green	Sherwin-Williams SW 6208	11.8	-23

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a smoky gray brown woodAbout 20 points darker than Blended Praline in L* (45 against 66), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Dark Gray stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesBlended Praline is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 66), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: walnut brown11 in chroma, half the warmth of Blended Praline (24), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: storm blueHue 254°, straight across the color wheel from the 74° of Blended Praline, softened to balance it.

Grounding: mochaA deep note at L* 36, 30 points from the 66 of Blended Praline, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Blended Praline at LRV 35 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Blended Praline (hue 74°).

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Blended Praline (hue 74°).

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Blended Praline: Debonair (Sherwin-Williams SW 9139, LRV 33.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 35, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Blended Praline: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 4.8 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Creamy yellow walls: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Blended Praline (hue 74°).

Questions

About Blended Praline and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Blended Praline flooring?

Simply White (Benjamin Moore OC-117, LRV 89.5): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 110°), so Blended Praline stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 55 LRV points from the floor (LRV 35), 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 Blended Praline?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 48 points over Blended Praline in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Blended Praline?

Pewter Green (Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, LRV 11.8): deep and quiet, 23 points darker than Blended Praline in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 35 sits between the two (12 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Blended Praline?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a smoky gray brown wood (like our Dark Gray stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Silvered Gray sample is only 4.8 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Blended Praline a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 35 and L* 66, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 35, Blended Praline 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 Blended Praline?

Walls at the lightness of Blended Praline: Debonair (Sherwin-Williams SW 9139, LRV 33.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 35, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Blended Praline: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 4.8 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 35, Blended Praline 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, Blended Praline lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Blended Praline 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.
CoreWPC, a wood plastic composite coreA little softer and quieter underfoot.
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 12 times, chosen 4 times since 2022.

Blended Praline is lighter than 72 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: Blended CocoonLRV 40, measured the same way, against 35 for Blended Praline.

A step darker in the same line: Blended SiennaLRV 17, measured the same way, against 35 for Blended Praline.

The same look in real wood: Dover Castle, Anderson Tuftex Grand Estate, only 0.8 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (4.8 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Blended Praline, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.295"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Pressed bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	18.8 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Blended Praline

COREtec Originals Premium · VV704-05021

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$8.19 per sq ft · $153.97 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Blended Praline: 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.