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Chapman in a warm modern room

Chapman, from the Shaw Floors Allegiance + Acc line, is a mid dark vinyl plank with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 13). Here it is with Revere Pewter walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Stonington Gray cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Chapman vinyl plank flooring in the great room of our 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.

Chapman vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of our 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.

Chapman vinyl plank flooring in the family room of our 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

WallsRevere PewterBM HC-172 · LRV 55

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

CabinetsStonington GrayBM HC-170 · LRV 59

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 13
Lightness L*: 43
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.

Chapman 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

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +42 from the floor

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

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +69 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Chapman (hue 93° against its 57°).

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +69 from the floor

69 points over Chapman in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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Cabinets

Stonington Gray Benjamin Moore HC-170 · LRV 59.4 · +46 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Chapman (a 46 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Stonington Gray 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	Chapman	Shaw Floors Allegiance + Acc	13
Walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+42
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+69
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+69
Cabinets	Stonington Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-170	59.4	+46

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 14 points darker than Chapman in L* (29 against 43), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

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

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: dove gray5 in chroma, half the warmth of Chapman (11), and 28 points lighter in L*.

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

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

Metals

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

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Revere Pewter and Swiss Coffee.

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Chapman.

Living roomRevere Pewter walls and Swiss Coffee trim around Chapman, a dove gray rug with a charcoal border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Stonington Gray so they float off Chapman, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomDover White walls, bedding in dove gray with one mist blue pillow, nightstands in a light natural wood.
EntryA charcoal runner on Chapman, Stonington Gray on the front door, a brushed nickel mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Chapman: 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.
Wood that almost matches Chapman: a tone like our Aged Barrel sample, 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Chapman turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Chapman and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Chapman flooring?

Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Chapman (hue 95° against its 57°). It sits 42 LRV points from the floor (LRV 13), 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 Chapman?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 69 points over Chapman in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Chapman?

Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, LRV 59.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Chapman (a 46 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Stonington Gray or Swiss Coffee: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Chapman?

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 Aged Barrel sample is only 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Chapman?

Living room: Revere Pewter walls and Swiss Coffee trim around Chapman, a dove gray rug with a charcoal border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Stonington Gray so they float off Chapman, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Chapman a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 13 and L* 43, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 13, Chapman 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 Chapman?

Walls at the lightness of Chapman: 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. Wood that almost matches Chapman: a tone like our Aged Barrel sample, 2.4 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 13, Chapman 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 7 inches a board, Chapman lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Chapman 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.
FinishScufResist®
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 2 times, chosen 2 times since 2026.

Chapman is lighter than 21 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 37 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: AmbassadorLRV 26, measured the same way, against 13 for Chapman.

The same look in real wood: Mojave, Shaw Floors Landmark Sliced Hickory, only 1.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Aged Barrel (2.4 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Chapman, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.197"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	ScufResist®
Edge	Painted Bevel
Installation	Floating or Direct Glue
Core	SPC
Construction	Luxury Vinyl Pro (SPC)
Carton	21.25 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Chapman

Allegiance + Acc · 2019V-07067

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$5.59 per sq ft · $118.79 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Chapman: 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.