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Cerith Oak in a modern farmhouse room

Cerith Oak from the COREtec Originals Premium line is a mid dark vinyl plank with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 17). Here it is with Chantilly Lace walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Cerith 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.

Cerith Oak vinyl plank 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.

Cerith 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.

12 in

WallsChantilly LaceBM OC-65 · LRV 90

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 17
Lightness L*: 48
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 57°

An amber undertone, warm and a little orange. 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.

Cerith Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.1 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

Chantilly Lace Benjamin Moore OC-65 · LRV 90 · +74 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 125°), which quiets the orange in Cerith Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +66 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 93°), which quiets the orange in Cerith Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +65 from the floor

65 points over Cerith Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Cabinets

Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +41 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Cerith Oak (a 41 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward or Swiss Coffee: 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	Cerith Oak	COREtec Originals Premium	17
Walls	Chantilly Lace	Benjamin Moore OC-65	90	+74
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+66
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+65
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+41

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 19 points darker than Cerith Oak in L* (29 against 48), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 14 points lighter than Cerith Oak in L* (61 against 48). Like our Silvered Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: dove gray7 in chroma, half the warmth of Cerith Oak (15), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 237°, straight across the color wheel from the 57° of Cerith Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 28 points from the 48 of Cerith Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Cerith Oak at LRV 17 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Cerith Oak (hue 57°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Cerith Oak.

Living roomChantilly Lace walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a dove gray rug with an espresso edge on Cerith Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Cerith Oak, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, aged brass pulls.
Dining roomA table in a charcoal wood on Cerith Oak, chairs in a light natural wood, aged brass pendants.
BedroomDover White walls, dove gray linen, a mist blue quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Cerith Oak: Sage Green Light (Sherwin-Williams SW 2851, LRV 16.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 17, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Cerith Oak: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.5 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Pink or peach beige walls: they pull more orange out of the amber undertone of Cerith Oak (hue 57°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Cerith Oak flooring?

Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore OC-65, LRV 90): its undertone leans green (hue 125°), which quiets the orange in Cerith Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it. It sits 74 LRV points from the floor (LRV 17), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Dover White (Sherwin-Williams SW 6385, LRV 82.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Cerith Oak?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 65 points over Cerith Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Cerith Oak?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Cerith Oak (a 41 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Swiss Coffee: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Cerith Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Silvered Gray stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 3.5 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Cerith Oak?

Living room: Chantilly Lace walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a dove gray rug with an espresso edge on Cerith Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Cerith Oak, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, aged brass pulls.

Is Cerith Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 17 and L* 48, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 17, Cerith Oak 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 Cerith Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Cerith Oak: Sage Green Light (Sherwin-Williams SW 2851, LRV 16.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 17, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Cerith Oak: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.5 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 17, Cerith Oak 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, Cerith Oak lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Cerith 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.
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.

Cerith Oak is lighter than 29 percent of the 1,202 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 56 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Parchment OakLRV 23, measured the same way, against 17 for Cerith Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Mist OakLRV 15, measured the same way, against 17 for Cerith Oak.

The same look in real wood: Crescent Beach, Shaw Floors Coral Springs, only 1.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (3.5 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Cerith Oak, the specifications
Width	9 in
Thickness	0.403"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Enhanced integrated bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	26.47 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Cerith Oak

COREtec Originals Premium · VV810-04027

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 9 in

$8.89 per sq ft · $235.32 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Cerith 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.