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Chatelaine in a modern farmhouse room

Chatelaine, from the Shaw Floors Castlewood Oak line, is a mid tone white oak hardwood with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 36). Here, it pairs with Snowbound walls, Greek Villa trim, and Pewter Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Chatelaine 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.

Chatelaine 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.

Chatelaine hardwood 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

WallsSnowboundSW 7004 · LRV 83

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep notePewter GreenSW 6208 · LRV 12

WoodA warm gray brown woodLike our Warm Gray sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 36
Lightness L*: 67
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 73°

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.

Chatelaine 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

Snowbound Sherwin-Williams SW 7004 · LRV 82.8 · +47 from the floor

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

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Or walls

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +53 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 110°), so Chatelaine stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +48 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Pewter Green Sherwin-Williams SW 6208 · LRV 11.8 · -24 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 24 points darker than Chatelaine in LRV, a frame for a golden floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 36 sits between the two (12 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Chatelaine	Shaw Floors Castlewood Oak	36
Walls	Snowbound	Sherwin-Williams SW 7004	82.8	+47
Or walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+53
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+48
The deep note	Pewter Green	Sherwin-Williams SW 6208	11.8	-24

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a warm gray brown woodAbout 19 points darker than Chatelaine in L* (48 against 67), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Warm Gray stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesChatelaine is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 67), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: walnut brown11 in chroma, half the warmth of Chatelaine (24), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: storm blueHue 253°, straight across the color wheel from the 73° of Chatelaine, softened to balance it.

Grounding: mochaA deep note at L* 37, 30 points from the 67 of Chatelaine, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Chatelaine at LRV 36 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Chatelaine (hue 73°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Chatelaine.

Living roomSnowbound walls and Greek Villa trim, a walnut brown rug with a mocha edge on Chatelaine, a coffee table in a warm gray brown wood.
KitchenPewter Green on the island, Greek Villa cabinets above, matte black pulls, Chatelaine underfoot.
Dining roomA table in a warm gray brown wood on Chatelaine, black or painted chairs, aged brass pendants.
BedroomSimply White walls, walnut brown linen, a storm blue quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Chatelaine: Debonair (Sherwin-Williams SW 9139, LRV 33.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 36, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Chatelaine: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.5 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Chatelaine (hue 73°).

Questions

About Chatelaine and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Chatelaine flooring?

Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams SW 7004, LRV 82.8): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Chatelaine stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 47 LRV points from the floor (LRV 36), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Simply White (Benjamin Moore OC-117, LRV 89.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Chatelaine?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 48 points over Chatelaine in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Chatelaine?

Pewter Green (Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, LRV 11.8): deep and quiet, 24 points darker than Chatelaine in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 36 sits between the two (12 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Chatelaine?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a warm gray brown wood (like our Warm Gray stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Silvered Gray sample is only 5.5 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Chatelaine?

Living room: Snowbound walls and Greek Villa trim, a walnut brown rug with a mocha edge on Chatelaine, a coffee table in a warm gray brown wood. Kitchen: Pewter Green on the island, Greek Villa cabinets above, matte black pulls, Chatelaine underfoot.

Is Chatelaine a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 36 and L* 67, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 36, Chatelaine 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 Chatelaine?

Walls at the lightness of Chatelaine: Debonair (Sherwin-Williams SW 9139, LRV 33.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 36, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Chatelaine: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.5 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 36, Chatelaine 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 7.5 inches a board, Chatelaine lays about 20 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

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

HardnessWhite oak: Janka 1,360 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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 4 times since 2025.

Chatelaine is lighter than 79 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 63 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: KnightLRV 40, measured the same way, against 36 for Chatelaine.

A step darker in the same line: TapestryLRV 32, measured the same way, against 36 for Chatelaine.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Burlap Oak, Shaw Floors Briard, 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 (5.5 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Chatelaine, the specifications
Width	7.5 in
Thickness	9/16"
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Nail, staple, glue, floating
Species	White oak
Construction	Engineered
Carton	31.09 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Chatelaine

Castlewood Oak · SW485-01010

Engineered hardwood · White oak · 7.5 in

$10.59 per sq ft · $329.24 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Chatelaine: 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 USDA Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook (2021), Table 5-3b, at 12 percent moisture.

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.