# Brockport Oak in a warm modern room

Brockport Oak from the COREtec Originals Classics line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 25). Here it is with Revere Pewter walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Naval as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

A vision board by Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480, 973-728-9717. AI assisted: the rooms are AI generated, simulated photos; the floor, the paint colors and every number are real.
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## The floor
- Brockport Oak, COREtec Originals Classics: Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 5 in (SKU VV023-00513)
- Price: $6.39 per sq ft · $169.14 a carton. Material only. Delivery and installation extra.
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-classics-vv023/brockport-oak

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 25
- CIELAB (D65): L* 56.9, a* 5.4, b* 18.2, chroma 18.9, hue 73.6 degrees
- Undertone: a golden undertone, warm without leaning red
- Brockport Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.9 in L*): calm, but not flat.

## Paint
- Walls: Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1, +30.3 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 95°), so Brockport Oak stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/hc-172/revere-pewter
- Or walls: Dover White (Sherwin-Williams SW 6385, LRV 82.5, +57.7 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 93°), so Brockport Oak stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw6385-dover-white/
- Trim and ceilings: Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9). 57 points over Brockport Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone. Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/oc-45/swiss-coffee
- Deep note: Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, LRV 4.5). Deep and cool, about 171° around the color wheel from Brockport Oak and 20 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/blue-paint-colors/sw6244-naval/
- Lower cabinets or an island in Naval, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 25 sits between the two (5 and 82).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a mid brown wood, like our Special Walnut stain sample. About 20 points darker than Brockport Oak in L* (37 against 57), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood, like our Country White stain sample. About 15 points lighter than Brockport Oak in L* (72 against 57).
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: linen (#dfd2c5). 9 in chroma, half the warmth of Brockport Oak (19), and 28 points lighter in L*.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: graphite (#3f4f5c). Hue 254°, straight across the color wheel from the 74° of Brockport Oak, softened to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: charcoal (#463e36). A deep note at L* 27, 30 points from the 57 of Brockport Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: aged brass. A warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Brockport Oak (hue 74°).
- Metal: unlacquered brass. Left unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Revere Pewter walls.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone; beside Brockport Oak at LRV 25 it gives the room its outline.

## Room by room
- Living room: Revere Pewter walls and Swiss Coffee trim around Brockport Oak, a linen rug with a charcoal border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps.
- Kitchen: Naval on the island or the lower cabinets, Swiss Coffee uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Brockport Oak underfoot.
- Bedroom: Dover White walls, bedding in linen with one graphite pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
- Entry: A charcoal runner on Brockport Oak, Naval on the front door, a matte black mirror.

## What to avoid
- Walls at the lightness of Brockport Oak: 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 Brockport Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 3.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
- Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Brockport Oak (hue 74°).

## The room it suits
- At LRV 25, Brockport Oak 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 5 inches a board, Brockport Oak lays about 29 boards across a 12 foot room.
- Brockport Oak is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.
- Wear layer: 20 mil (about 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic)
- Core: WPC, a wood plastic composite core (a little softer and quieter underfoot)
- Finish: UV Acrylic
- 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.