Vision board · Dark and moody

Blended Umber in a dark and moody room

Blended Umber from the COREtec Originals Premium line is a dark vinyl plank with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 7). Here it is with Worldly Gray walls, Alabaster trim, and Pure White cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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

See it in any room See it in your own room Share Pin it Download PDF

Blended Umber vinyl plank flooring in the family room of the 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.

Blended Umber 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.

Blended Umber 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.

12 in

WallsWorldly GraySW 7043 · LRV 57

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

CabinetsPure WhiteSW 7005 · LRV 84

WoodA warm gray brown woodLike our Warm Gray sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 7
Lightness L*: 31
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 66°

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.

Blended Umber 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

Worldly Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7043 · LRV 57.2 · +51 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Blended Umber (hue 82° against its 66°).

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +41 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Blended Umber (hue 92° against its 66°).

See it at Benjamin Moore

Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +76 from the floor

76 points over Blended Umber in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets

Pure White Sherwin-Williams SW 7005 · LRV 84 · +78 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Blended Umber (a 78 point step in LRV).

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets in Pure White or Alabaster: 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	Blended Umber	COREtec Originals Premium	7
Walls	Worldly Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7043	57.2	+51
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+41
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+76
Cabinets	Pure White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7005	84	+78

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step lighter: a warm gray brown woodAbout 18 points lighter than Blended Umber in L* (48 against 31). Like our Warm Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: smoke5 in chroma, half the warmth of Blended Umber (11), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 246°, straight across the color wheel from the 66° of Blended Umber, softened to balance it.

Grounding: dove grayA light note at L* 76, 45 points from the 31 of Blended Umber, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Blended Umber (hue 66°).

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Worldly Gray and Alabaster.

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Blended Umber.

Living roomWorldly Gray walls and Alabaster trim over Blended Umber, velvet in smoke with a slate blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Pure White so they float off Blended Umber, Alabaster walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, smoke bedding, nightstands in a warm gray brown wood, brushed nickel on the lamps.
EntryA dove gray runner on Blended Umber, Pure White on the door, a champagne bronze mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Blended Umber: Black Fox (Sherwin-Williams SW 7020, LRV 6.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 7, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Blended Umber: a tone like our Ebony sample, 3.7 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Blended Umber turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Blended Umber flooring?

Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, LRV 57.2): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Blended Umber (hue 82° against its 66°). It sits 51 LRV points from the floor (LRV 7), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Thunder (Benjamin Moore AF-685, LRV 47.6).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Blended Umber?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 76 points over Blended Umber in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Blended Umber?

Pure White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7005, LRV 84): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Blended Umber (a 78 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Pure White or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Blended Umber?

Contrast, not a match: a step lighter: a warm gray brown wood (like our Warm Gray stain sample). A wood like our Ebony sample is only 3.7 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Blended Umber?

Living room: Worldly Gray walls and Alabaster trim over Blended Umber, velvet in smoke with a slate blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Pure White so they float off Blended Umber, Alabaster walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Blended Umber a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 7 and L* 31, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 7, Blended Umber 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 Blended Umber?

Walls at the lightness of Blended Umber: Black Fox (Sherwin-Williams SW 7020, LRV 6.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 7, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Blended Umber: a tone like our Ebony sample, 3.7 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 7, Blended Umber 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 7 inches a board, Blended Umber lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Blended Umber 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 4 times since 2022.

Blended Umber is lighter than 4 percent of the 1,204 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 36 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Blended CarawayLRV 13, measured the same way, against 7 for Blended Umber.

The same look in real wood: Overlook Timber, Robbins Sheridan Trail 6-1/2", only 1.8 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Ebony (3.7 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Blended Umber, 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 Umber

COREtec Originals Premium · VV704-03016

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$8.19 per sq ft · $153.97 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Blended Umber: price, specs and samples

Take it with you

Scan to open this board on your phone.

973-728-9717

Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480

Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm · Open later by request

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.