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Cairo Oak in a warm modern room

Cairo Oak from the COREtec Pro Enhanced line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone, measured from its own picture: LRV 30. Here it is with Snowbound walls, Greek Villa trim, and Newburg Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Cairo Oak 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.

Cairo Oak 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.

Cairo Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of the 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.

12 in

WallsSnowboundSW 7004 · LRV 83

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteNewburg GreenBM HC-158 · LRV 11

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Aged Barrel sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 30
Lightness L*: 62
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 71°

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.

Cairo Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.8 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

Snowbound Sherwin-Williams SW 7004 · LRV 82.8 · +53 from the floor

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

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Or walls

Cloud White Benjamin Moore OC-130 · LRV 85.1 · +55 from the floor

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

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +54 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Newburg Green Benjamin Moore HC-158 · LRV 10.6 · -19 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 164° around the color wheel from Cairo Oak and 19 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 30 sits between the two (11 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Cairo Oak	COREtec Pro Enhanced	30
Walls	Snowbound	Sherwin-Williams SW 7004	82.8	+53
Or walls	Cloud White	Benjamin Moore OC-130	85.1	+55
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+54
The deep note	Newburg Green	Benjamin Moore HC-158	10.6	-19

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 20 points darker than Cairo Oak in L* (42 against 62), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Aged Barrel stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: linen10 in chroma, half the warmth of Cairo Oak (22), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: storm blueHue 251°, straight across the color wheel from the 71° of Cairo Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: walnut brownA deep note at L* 32, 30 points from the 62 of Cairo Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Cairo Oak (hue 71°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Cairo Oak at LRV 30 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Cairo Oak.

Living roomSnowbound walls and Greek Villa trim around Cairo Oak, a linen rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenNewburg Green on the island or the lower cabinets, Greek Villa uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Cairo Oak underfoot.
BedroomCloud White walls, bedding in linen with one storm blue pillow, nightstands in a mid brown wood.
EntryA walnut brown runner on Cairo Oak, Newburg Green on the front door, a matte black mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Cairo Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 30, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Cairo Oak: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 1.7 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Cairo Oak (hue 71°).

Questions

About Cairo Oak and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Cairo Oak flooring?

Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams SW 7004, LRV 82.8): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Cairo Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 53 LRV points from the floor (LRV 30), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Cloud White (Benjamin Moore OC-130, LRV 85.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Cairo Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 54 points over Cairo Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Cairo Oak?

Newburg Green (Benjamin Moore HC-158, LRV 10.6): deep and cool, about 164° around the color wheel from Cairo Oak and 19 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 30 sits between the two (11 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Cairo Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Aged Barrel stain sample). A wood like our Silvered Gray sample is only 1.7 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Cairo Oak?

Living room: Snowbound walls and Greek Villa trim around Cairo Oak, a linen rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Newburg Green on the island or the lower cabinets, Greek Villa uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Cairo Oak underfoot.

Is Cairo Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 30 and L* 62, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 30, Cairo 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.

What colors should I avoid with Cairo Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Cairo Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 30, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Cairo Oak: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 1.7 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 30, Cairo 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 9 inches a board, Cairo Oak lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Cairo Oak 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 4 times, chosen 4 times since 2024.

Cairo Oak is lighter than 60 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 86 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Dublin PineLRV 42, measured the same way, against 30 for Cairo Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Madrid OakLRV 28, measured the same way, against 30 for Cairo Oak.

The same look in real wood: Fawn, Anderson Tuftex Provincial Parquet, only 0.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (1.7 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Cairo Oak, 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.

Cairo Oak

COREtec Pro Enhanced · VV491-02956

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 9 in

$4.79 per sq ft · $175.51 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Cairo Oak: 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.