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Centennial Grey in a warm modern room

Centennial Grey, from the Shaw Floors Alpine Hickory line, is a mid dark hickory hardwood with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 21). It pairs with Greek Villa walls, Alabaster trim and Caviar as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Centennial Grey hardwood 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.

Centennial Grey hardwood 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.

Centennial Grey hardwood flooring in the kitchen of the raised ranch under the oaks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Kitchen in daylight, The raised ranch under the oaks.

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WallsGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteCaviarSW 6990 · LRV 3

WoodA dark walnut toneLike our Golden Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 21
Lightness L*: 52
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 57°

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.

Centennial Grey has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.6 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

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +64 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Centennial Grey (hue 94° against its 57°).

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Or walls

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Centennial Grey (hue 95° against its 57°).

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +62 from the floor

62 points over Centennial Grey in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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The deep note

Caviar Sherwin-Williams SW 6990 · LRV 3 · -18 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 18 points darker than Centennial Grey in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Caviar, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 21 sits between the two (3 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Centennial Grey	Shaw Floors Alpine Hickory	21
Walls	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+64
Or walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+35
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+62
The deep note	Caviar	Sherwin-Williams SW 6990	3	-18

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a dark walnut toneAbout 19 points darker than Centennial Grey in L* (33 against 52), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Golden Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 15 points lighter than Centennial Grey in L* (67 against 52). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray4 in chroma, half the warmth of Centennial Grey (8), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 237°, straight across the color wheel from the 57° of Centennial Grey, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 22, 30 points from the 52 of Centennial Grey, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Centennial Grey (hue 57°).

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Greek Villa and Alabaster.

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Centennial Grey.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Centennial Grey.

Living roomGreek Villa walls and Alabaster trim around Centennial Grey, a fog gray rug with a charcoal border, a coffee table in a dark walnut tone, aged brass lamps.
KitchenCaviar on the island or the lower cabinets, Alabaster uppers, champagne bronze pulls, Centennial Grey underfoot.
BedroomRevere Pewter walls, bedding in fog gray with one graphite pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
EntryA charcoal runner on Centennial Grey, Caviar on the front door, a brushed nickel mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Centennial Grey: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 21, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Centennial Grey: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Centennial Grey turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Centennial Grey and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Centennial Grey flooring?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Centennial Grey (hue 94° against its 57°). It sits 64 LRV points from the floor (LRV 21), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Centennial Grey?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 62 points over Centennial Grey in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Centennial Grey?

Caviar (Sherwin-Williams SW 6990, LRV 3): deep and quiet, 18 points darker than Centennial Grey in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Caviar, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 21 sits between the two (3 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Centennial Grey?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a dark walnut tone (like our Golden Brown stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Natural stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Centennial Grey?

Living room: Greek Villa walls and Alabaster trim around Centennial Grey, a fog gray rug with a charcoal border, a coffee table in a dark walnut tone, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Caviar on the island or the lower cabinets, Alabaster uppers, champagne bronze pulls, Centennial Grey underfoot.

Is Centennial Grey a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 21 and L* 52, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 21, Centennial Grey 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 Centennial Grey?

Walls at the lightness of Centennial Grey: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits within a point of its LRV of 21, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Centennial Grey: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 5.1 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 21, Centennial Grey 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 6.38 inches a board, Centennial Grey lays about 23 boards across a 12 foot room.

Engineered hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms on every level, kept out of full baths.

HardnessHickory: Janka 1,820 lbfThe force to press a steel ball halfway into the wood; a higher number dents less under heels and chair legs. How hard is that? The Janka scale
ConstructionEngineeredA real wood face over a stable core, so it moves less with the seasons.

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Centennial Grey is lighter than 52 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 4 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: Red ClayLRV 19, measured the same way, against 21 for Centennial Grey.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Aquila, Shaw Floors Serendipity, only 0.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (5.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Centennial Grey, the specifications
Width	6.38 in
Thickness	3/8"
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Nail, staple, glue, floating
Species	Hickory
Construction	Engineered
Carton	30.48 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Centennial Grey

Alpine Hickory · SW710-05077

Engineered hardwood · Hickory · 6.38 in

$6.09 per sq ft · $185.62 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Centennial Grey: 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.

Janka hardness from the National Wood Flooring Association species guide, Technical Publication A200 (2004), its relative hardness chart.

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.