# Coconut Grove in a Japandi room

Coconut Grove, from the Shaw Floors Oak Crest line, is a light laminate with a golden undertone (LRV 51, measured from its own picture). It pairs with Snowbound walls, Greek Villa trim, and Sage Green Light as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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## The floor
- Coconut Grove, Shaw Floors Oak Crest: Laminate · 7.55 in (SKU SL120-01051)
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/shawfloors/oak-crest/coconut-grove

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 51
- CIELAB (D65): L* 76.9, a* 3.5, b* 15.9, chroma 16.3, hue 77.6 degrees
- Undertone: a golden undertone, warm without leaning red
- Coconut Grove is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.5 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

## Paint
- Walls: Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams SW 7004, LRV 82.8, +31.5 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Coconut Grove stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7004-snowbound/
- Or walls: Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9, +30.6 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 103°), so Coconut Grove stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/oc-45/swiss-coffee
- Trim and ceilings: Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2). 33 points over Coconut Grove in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7551-greek-villa/
- Deep note: Sage Green Light (Sherwin-Williams SW 2851, LRV 16.1). Deep and quiet, 35 points darker than Coconut Grove in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com
- Lower cabinets or an island in Sage Green Light, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 51 sits between the two (16 and 84).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a light natural wood, like our Neutral stain sample. About 21 points darker than Coconut Grove in L* (56 against 77), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: black or painted pieces. Coconut Grove is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 77), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: mocha (#6d645a). 7 in chroma, half the warmth of Coconut Grove (16), and 34 points darker in L*.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: slate blue (#71808f). Hue 258°, straight across the color wheel from the 78° of Coconut Grove, softened to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: pewter (#756e66). A deep note at L* 47, 30 points from the 77 of Coconut Grove, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone; beside Coconut Grove at LRV 51 it gives the room its outline.
- Metal: aged brass. A warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Coconut Grove (hue 78°).
- Metal: unlacquered brass. Left unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Snowbound walls.

## Room by room
- Living room: Snowbound walls and Greek Villa trim, black or painted a low table on Coconut Grove, a mocha rug, one slate blue cushion.
- Kitchen: Greek Villa cabinets, Sage Green Light on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Coconut Grove underfoot.
- Bedroom: Swiss Coffee walls, a low bed in a light natural wood, mocha linen, aged brass in small doses.
- Entry: Black or painted a bench, a pewter mat on Coconut Grove, unlacquered brass hooks.

## What to avoid
- Walls at the lightness of Coconut Grove: Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, LRV 53) sits 2 points from its LRV of 51, so wall and floor would blur into one.
- Wood that almost matches Coconut Grove: a tone like our Country White sample, 4.5 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
- Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Coconut Grove (hue 78°).

## The room it suits
- At LRV 51, Coconut Grove 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 7.55 inches a board, Coconut Grove lays about 20 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.
- Living spaces and bedrooms; ask us about wet rooms.

## Sources
- 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.