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Chesapeake Oak in a coastal room

Chesapeake Oak from the COREtec Pro Classics line is a light vinyl plank with almost no undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 44). Here it is with High Reflective White walls, Extra White trim, and Hale Navy as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Chesapeake Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of our 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.

Chesapeake Oak 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.

Chesapeake Oak 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.

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WallsHigh Reflective WhiteSW 7757 · LRV 93

TrimExtra WhiteSW 7006 · LRV 86

Deep noteHale NavyBM HC-154 · LRV 8

WoodA honey toneLike our Fruitwood sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 44
Lightness L*: 72
Undertone: Gray
Hue: 64°

A near gray, with almost no warmth. 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.

Chesapeake Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.4 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

High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams SW 7757 · LRV 92.7 · +49 from the floor

A clean neutral (chroma 3.1) that keeps Chesapeake Oak crisp and gray.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Or walls

Chantilly Lace Benjamin Moore OC-65 · LRV 90 · +46 from the floor

A clean neutral (chroma 2.7) that keeps Chesapeake Oak crisp and gray.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Trim and ceilings

Extra White Sherwin-Williams SW 7006 · LRV 85.9 · +42 from the floor

42 points over Chesapeake Oak in LRV, a clean white (chroma 2.6) that keeps Chesapeake Oak crisp.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

The deep note

Hale Navy Benjamin Moore HC-154 · LRV 8.4 · -36 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 36 points darker than Chesapeake Oak in LRV, a frame for a gray floor.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Extra White. The floor at LRV 44 sits between the two (8 and 86).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Chesapeake Oak	COREtec Pro Classics	44
Walls	High Reflective White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7757	92.7	+49
Or walls	Chantilly Lace	Benjamin Moore OC-65	90	+46
Trim and ceilings	Extra White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7006	85.9	+42
The deep note	Hale Navy	Benjamin Moore HC-154	8.4	-36

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a honey toneAbout 20 points darker than Chesapeake Oak in L* (52 against 72), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Fruitwood stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesChesapeake Oak is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 72), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: graphite2 in chroma, half the warmth of Chesapeake Oak (4), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: storm blueHue 244°, straight across the color wheel from the 64° of Chesapeake Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: mochaA deep note at L* 42, 30 points from the 72 of Chesapeake Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Polished nickelA bright nickel with a touch of warmth, for the gray undertone of Chesapeake Oak (chroma 4.4).

ChromeThe brightest and coolest finish, crisp against Chesapeake Oak at chroma 4.4.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Chesapeake Oak at LRV 44 it gives the room its outline.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Chesapeake Oak: Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, LRV 45.5) sits within a point of its LRV of 44, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Creamy or yellow whites: beside Chesapeake Oak, a near gray, they look dingy.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Chesapeake Oak flooring?

High Reflective White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7757, LRV 92.7): a clean neutral (chroma 3.1) that keeps Chesapeake Oak crisp and gray. It sits 49 LRV points from the floor (LRV 44), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore OC-65, LRV 90).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Chesapeake Oak?

Extra White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7006, LRV 85.9): 42 points over Chesapeake Oak in LRV, a clean white (chroma 2.6) that keeps Chesapeake Oak crisp.

What accent color goes with Chesapeake Oak?

Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4): deep and quiet, 36 points darker than Chesapeake Oak in LRV, a frame for a gray floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Extra White. The floor at LRV 44 sits between the two (8 and 86).

What wood furniture goes with Chesapeake Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a honey tone (like our Fruitwood stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces.

Is Chesapeake Oak a light or a dark floor?

Light: LRV 44 and L* 72, measured from its own picture, with almost no undertone. At LRV 44, Chesapeake Oak is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

What colors should I avoid with Chesapeake Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Chesapeake Oak: Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, LRV 45.5) sits within a point of its LRV of 44, so wall and floor would blur into one. Creamy or yellow whites: beside Chesapeake Oak, a near gray, they look dingy.

The room it suits

Light, size and wear, from the floor's own record.

At LRV 44, Chesapeake Oak is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

At 7 inches a board, Chesapeake Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Chesapeake 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 6 times, chosen 2 times since 2021.

Chesapeake Oak is lighter than 86 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 7 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Quincy OakLRV 52, measured the same way, against 44 for Chesapeake Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Springfield OakLRV 31, measured the same way, against 44 for Chesapeake Oak.

The same look in real wood: Aged Pearl, Mullican Williamsburg Plank 4" Hickory, only 2.0 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Country White (8.2 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Chesapeake Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.196"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	SPC
Construction	COREtec Residential SPC
Carton	28.84 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Chesapeake Oak

COREtec Pro Classics · VV017-01001

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$4.09 per sq ft · $117.96 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Chesapeake 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.