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Crescent Beach in a traditional room

Crescent Beach, from the Shaw Floors Coral Springs line, is a mid dark maple hardwood with an amber undertone (LRV 16, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Palladian Blue walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Palladian Blue cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Crescent Beach 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.

Crescent Beach 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.

Crescent Beach 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.

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WallsPalladian BlueBM HC-144 · LRV 60

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

CabinetsPalladian BlueBM HC-144 · LRV 60

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 16
Lightness L*: 47
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 58°

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.

Crescent Beach is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.5 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

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

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +45 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 163°), which quiets the orange in Crescent Beach (hue 58°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Sea Salt Sherwin-Williams SW 6204 · LRV 63.2 · +48 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 133°), which quiets the orange in Crescent Beach (hue 58°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +66 from the floor

66 points over Crescent Beach in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

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Cabinets

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +45 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Crescent Beach (a 45 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Palladian Blue or Swiss Coffee: 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	Crescent Beach	Shaw Floors Coral Springs	16
Walls	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+45
Or walls	Sea Salt	Sherwin-Williams SW 6204	63.2	+48
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+66
Cabinets	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+45

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 18 points darker than Crescent Beach in L* (29 against 47), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 15 points lighter than Crescent Beach in L* (61 against 47). Like our Silvered Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: dove gray7 in chroma, half the warmth of Crescent Beach (15), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 238°, straight across the color wheel from the 58° of Crescent Beach, softened to balance it.

Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 27 points from the 47 of Crescent Beach, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Crescent Beach (hue 58°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Crescent Beach at LRV 16 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Crescent Beach.

Living roomPalladian Blue walls, Swiss Coffee trim and crown, a patterned rug in mist blue and espresso on Crescent Beach, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Palladian Blue so they float off Crescent Beach, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, aged brass pulls.
Dining roomSea Salt walls, a table in a charcoal wood, chairs in dove gray, an unlacquered brass chandelier.
BedroomPalladian Blue walls, dove gray bedding, a mist blue throw, nightstands in a light natural wood.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Crescent Beach: Distance (Sherwin-Williams SW 6243, LRV 15.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 16, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Crescent Beach: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.4 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 Crescent Beach (hue 58°).

Questions

About Crescent Beach and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Crescent Beach flooring?

Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4): its undertone leans green (hue 163°), which quiets the orange in Crescent Beach (hue 58°) instead of echoing it. It sits 45 LRV points from the floor (LRV 16), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, LRV 63.2).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Crescent Beach?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 66 points over Crescent Beach in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Crescent Beach?

Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Crescent Beach (a 45 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Palladian Blue or Swiss Coffee: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Crescent Beach?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Silvered Gray stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 3.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Crescent Beach?

Living room: Palladian Blue walls, Swiss Coffee trim and crown, a patterned rug in mist blue and espresso on Crescent Beach, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Palladian Blue so they float off Crescent Beach, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, aged brass pulls.

Is Crescent Beach a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 16 and L* 47, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 16, Crescent Beach 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 Crescent Beach?

Walls at the lightness of Crescent Beach: Distance (Sherwin-Williams SW 6243, LRV 15.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 16, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Crescent Beach: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.4 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 16, Crescent Beach 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, Crescent Beach lays about 29 boards across a 12 foot room.

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

HardnessHard maple: Janka 1,450 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.

Crescent Beach is lighter than 43 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 18 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: OceansideLRV 12, measured the same way, against 16 for Crescent Beach.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Chromatic Beech, COREtec COREtec Original Premium VV820, only 1.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (3.4 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Crescent Beach, the specifications
Width	5 in
Thickness	3/8"
Edge	Pillowed
Installation	Nail, staple, glue, floating
Species	Maple
Construction	Engineered
Carton	23.66 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Crescent Beach

Coral Springs · SW591-01023

Engineered hardwood · Maple · 5 in

$6.39 per sq ft · $151.19 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Crescent Beach: 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.