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Copano Oak in a modern farmhouse room

Copano Oak, from the COREtec Pro Classics line, is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 24). Here it is with Simply White walls, Swiss Coffee trim and Wrought Iron as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Copano 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.

Copano 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.

Copano 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.

12 in

WallsSimply WhiteBM OC-117 · LRV 90

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

Deep noteWrought IronBM 2124-10 · LRV 8

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 24
Lightness L*: 56
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 78°

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.

Copano 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

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +66 from the floor

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

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +59 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 93°), so Copano Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +58 from the floor

58 points over Copano Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

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The deep note

Wrought Iron Benjamin Moore 2124-10 · LRV 8.2 · -16 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Copano Oak in LRV, a frame for a golden floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Wrought Iron, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (8 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Copano Oak	COREtec Pro Classics	24
Walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+66
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+59
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+58
The deep note	Wrought Iron	Benjamin Moore 2124-10	8.2	-16

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 21 points darker than Copano Oak in L* (35 against 56), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 16 points lighter than Copano Oak in L* (72 against 56). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: linen8 in chroma, half the warmth of Copano Oak (17), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 258°, straight across the color wheel from the 78° of Copano Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 26, 30 points from the 56 of Copano Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Copano Oak at LRV 24 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Copano Oak (hue 78°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Copano Oak.

Living roomSimply White walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a linen rug with a charcoal edge on Copano Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood.
KitchenWrought Iron on the island, Swiss Coffee cabinets above, matte black pulls, Copano Oak underfoot.
Dining roomA table in a charcoal wood on Copano Oak, chairs in a pale, bleached wood, aged brass pendants.
BedroomDover White walls, linen linen, a graphite quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Copano Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Copano Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 4.3 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Copano Oak (hue 78°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Copano Oak flooring?

Simply White (Benjamin Moore OC-117, LRV 89.5): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 110°), so Copano Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 66 LRV points from the floor (LRV 24), 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 Copano Oak?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 58 points over Copano Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Copano Oak?

Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, LRV 8.2): deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Copano Oak in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Wrought Iron, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (8 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Copano Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Heritage Brown stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Rustic Beige sample is only 4.3 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Copano Oak?

Living room: Simply White walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a linen rug with a charcoal edge on Copano Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood. Kitchen: Wrought Iron on the island, Swiss Coffee cabinets above, matte black pulls, Copano Oak underfoot.

Is Copano Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 24 and L* 56, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 24, Copano Oak 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 Copano Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Copano Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Copano Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 4.3 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 24, Copano Oak 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 inches a board, Copano Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Copano 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 7 times, chosen 1 time since 2023.

Copano Oak is lighter than 45 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 69 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Cartwheel OakLRV 26, measured the same way, against 24 for Copano Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Galveston OakLRV 19, measured the same way, against 24 for Copano Oak.

The same look in real wood: Twilight, Mullican Mystic Grove 3", only 0.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Rustic Beige (4.3 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Copano 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.

Copano Oak

COREtec Pro Classics · VV017-01003

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$4.09 per sq ft · $117.96 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Copano 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.