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Creek Trail in a traditional room

Creek Trail from the Robbins Natural Forest 5" Hickory line is a mid dark hickory hardwood with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 18). Here it is with Sea Salt walls, Alabaster trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Creek Trail 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.

Creek Trail 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.

Creek Trail 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

WallsSea SaltSW 6204 · LRV 63

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 18
Lightness L*: 50
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 66°

An amber undertone, warm and a little orange. 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.

The grain and color of Creek Trail move from board to board (a spread of 4.7 in L*), which helps hide everyday wear.

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

Sea Salt Sherwin-Williams SW 6204 · LRV 63.2 · +45 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 133°), which quiets the orange in Creek Trail (hue 66°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +42 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 163°), which quiets the orange in Creek Trail (hue 66°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +64 from the floor

64 points over Creek Trail in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

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Cabinets

Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +39 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Creek Trail (a 39 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: 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	Creek Trail	Robbins Natural Forest 5" Hickory	18
Walls	Sea Salt	Sherwin-Williams SW 6204	63.2	+45
Or walls	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+42
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+64
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+39

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 21 points darker than Creek Trail in L* (29 against 50), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 17 points lighter than Creek Trail in L* (67 against 50). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: blush15 in chroma, half the warmth of Creek Trail (33), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 246°, straight across the color wheel from the 66° of Creek Trail, softened to balance it.

Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 30 points from the 50 of Creek Trail, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Creek Trail (hue 66°).

Aged brassA second warm metal in a worn finish, so the brass beside Sea Salt walls never looks new and loud.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Creek Trail at LRV 18 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Creek Trail.

Living roomSea Salt walls, Alabaster trim and crown, a patterned rug in graphite and espresso on Creek Trail, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Creek Trail, Alabaster walls and trim, aged brass pulls.
Dining roomPalladian Blue walls, a table in a charcoal wood, chairs in blush, an unlacquered brass chandelier.
BedroomSea Salt walls, blush bedding, a graphite throw, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Creek Trail: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Creek Trail: a tone like our Golden Oak sample, 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Pink or peach beige walls: they pull more orange out of the amber undertone of Creek Trail (hue 66°).

Questions

About Creek Trail and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Creek Trail flooring?

Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, LRV 63.2): its undertone leans green (hue 133°), which quiets the orange in Creek Trail (hue 66°) instead of echoing it. It sits 45 LRV points from the floor (LRV 18), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Creek Trail?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 64 points over Creek Trail in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Creek Trail?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Creek Trail (a 39 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Creek Trail?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Natural stain sample). A wood like our Golden Oak sample is only 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Creek Trail?

Living room: Sea Salt walls, Alabaster trim and crown, a patterned rug in graphite and espresso on Creek Trail, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Creek Trail, Alabaster walls and trim, aged brass pulls.

Is Creek Trail a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 18 and L* 50, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 18, Creek Trail 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 Creek Trail?

Walls at the lightness of Creek Trail: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Creek Trail: a tone like our Golden Oak 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 18, Creek Trail 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 5 inches a board, Creek Trail lays about 29 boards across a 12 foot room.

Solid hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms above grade, kept out of baths and basements.

HardnessHickory: Janka 1,820 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
ConstructionSolid hardwoodOne piece of wood top to bottom, sanded and refinished for decades.
FinishUrethane with AIOx

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Creek Trail is lighter than 48 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 88 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Suede BrownLRV 20, measured the same way, against 18 for Creek Trail.

A step darker in the same line: Calming NeutralLRV 10, measured the same way, against 18 for Creek Trail.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Nutmeg, Stanton Century, only 2.3 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

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

Creek Trail, the specifications
Width	5 in
Thickness	3/4"
Finish	Urethane with AIOx
Installation	Nail, staple with glue assist
Species	Hickory
Construction	Solid Hardwood
Carton	23.5 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Creek Trail

Natural Forest 5" Hickory · NFSH250S

Solid hardwood · Hickory · 5 in

$6.75 per sq ft · $158.63 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Creek Trail: 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 National Wood Flooring Association species guide, Technical Publication A200 (2004), its relative hardness chart.

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.