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Butterscotch in a dark and moody room

Butterscotch, from the Stanton Hawthorne line, is a mid dark vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 13). Here it is with Colonnade Gray walls, Greek Villa trim and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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12 in

WallsColonnade GraySW 7641 · LRV 53

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Royal Mahogany sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 13
Lightness L*: 43
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.

The grain and color of Butterscotch move from board to board (a spread of 3.4 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

Colonnade Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7641 · LRV 53 · +40 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Butterscotch stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +35 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 92°), so Butterscotch stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +71 from the floor

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

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Cabinets

Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +44 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Butterscotch (a 44 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: 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	Butterscotch	Stanton Hawthorne	13
Walls	Colonnade Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7641	53	+40
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+35
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+71
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+44

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 17 points darker than Butterscotch in L* (26 against 43), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Royal Mahogany stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 18 points lighter than Butterscotch in L* (61 against 43). Like our Silvered Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: putty17 in chroma, half the warmth of Butterscotch (39), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 254°, straight across the color wheel from the 74° of Butterscotch, softened to balance it.

Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 23 points from the 43 of Butterscotch, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

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

Unlacquered brassLeft unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Colonnade Gray walls.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Butterscotch at LRV 13 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Butterscotch.

Living roomColonnade Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Butterscotch, velvet in putty with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Butterscotch, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, putty bedding, nightstands in a light natural wood, matte black on the lamps.
EntryAn espresso runner on Butterscotch, Upward on the door, an unlacquered brass mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Butterscotch: Rosemary (Sherwin-Williams SW 6187, LRV 13.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 13, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Butterscotch (hue 74°).

Questions

About Butterscotch and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Butterscotch flooring?

Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, LRV 53): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Butterscotch stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 40 LRV points from the floor (LRV 13), 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 Butterscotch?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 71 points over Butterscotch in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Butterscotch?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Butterscotch (a 44 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Butterscotch?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Royal Mahogany stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Silvered Gray stain sample).

How do I put a room together around Butterscotch?

Living room: Colonnade Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Butterscotch, velvet in putty with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Butterscotch, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Butterscotch a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 13 and L* 43, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 13, Butterscotch is mid 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 Butterscotch?

Walls at the lightness of Butterscotch: Rosemary (Sherwin-Williams SW 6187, LRV 13.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 13, so wall and floor would blur into one. Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Butterscotch (hue 74°).

The room it suits

Light, size and wear, from the floor's own record.

At LRV 13, Butterscotch is mid 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 9 inches a board, Butterscotch lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Butterscotch is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.

CoreWPC, a wood plastic composite coreA little softer and quieter underfoot.
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, chosen 2 times since 2025.

Butterscotch is lighter than 20 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 99 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: GrainLRV 32, measured the same way, against 13 for Butterscotch.

A step darker in the same line: ForestLRV 3, measured the same way, against 13 for Butterscotch.

The same look in real wood: Yukon, PG Flooring Pacific Grade Solid Red Oak 3-1/4 in, only 1.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Nutmeg (7.9 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Butterscotch, the specifications
Width	9 in
Thickness	8mm
Installation	Float
Core	WPC
Construction	WPC
Carton	26.57 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Butterscotch

Hawthorne · 66453

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 9 in

$4.49 per sq ft · $119.30 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Butterscotch: 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.