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Elliptical Oak in a modern farmhouse room

Elliptical Oak, from the COREtec Pro Classics line, is a mid dark vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 18). Here it is with Pale Oak walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Balboa Mist on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Elliptical Oak vinyl plank 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.

Elliptical Oak vinyl plank 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.

Elliptical Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of the lake house on the cove. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The lake house on the cove.

12 in

WallsPale OakBM OC-20 · LRV 69

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

CabinetsBalboa MistBM OC-27 · LRV 66

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 18
Lightness L*: 50
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 76°

A greige: soft gray with a little 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.

The grain and color of Elliptical Oak move from board to board (a spread of 3.2 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

Pale Oak Benjamin Moore OC-20 · LRV 68.6 · +51 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Elliptical Oak (hue 95° against its 76°).

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +64 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Elliptical Oak (hue 93° against its 76°).

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +64 from the floor

64 points over Elliptical Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Cabinets

Balboa Mist Benjamin Moore OC-27 · LRV 65.5 · +47 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Elliptical Oak (a 47 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Balboa Mist 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	Elliptical Oak	COREtec Pro Classics	18
Walls	Pale Oak	Benjamin Moore OC-20	68.6	+51
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+64
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+64
Cabinets	Balboa Mist	Benjamin Moore OC-27	65.5	+47

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 21 points darker than Elliptical Oak 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 Elliptical Oak in L* (67 against 50). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray4 in chroma, half the warmth of Elliptical Oak (10), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 256°, straight across the color wheel from the 76° of Elliptical Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 20, 30 points from the 50 of Elliptical Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

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

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Elliptical Oak (hue 76°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Elliptical Oak.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Elliptical Oak.

Living roomPale Oak walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a fog gray rug with a charcoal edge on Elliptical Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood.
KitchenCabinets in Balboa Mist so they float off Elliptical Oak, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
Dining roomA table in a charcoal wood on Elliptical Oak, chairs in a pale, bleached wood, champagne bronze pendants.
BedroomDover White walls, fog gray linen, a mist blue quilt, brushed nickel on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Elliptical Oak: 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 Elliptical Oak: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.5 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Elliptical Oak turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Elliptical Oak flooring?

Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, LRV 68.6): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Elliptical Oak (hue 95° against its 76°). It sits 51 LRV points from the floor (LRV 18), 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 Elliptical Oak?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 64 points over Elliptical Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Elliptical Oak?

Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore OC-27, LRV 65.5): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Elliptical Oak (a 47 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Balboa Mist or Swiss Coffee: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Elliptical Oak?

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 Warm Gray sample is only 3.5 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Elliptical Oak?

Living room: Pale Oak walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a fog gray rug with a charcoal edge on Elliptical Oak, a coffee table in a charcoal wood. Kitchen: Cabinets in Balboa Mist so they float off Elliptical Oak, Swiss Coffee walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Elliptical Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 18 and L* 50, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 18, Elliptical Oak 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 Elliptical Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Elliptical Oak: 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 Elliptical Oak: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 3.5 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, Elliptical Oak 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 7 inches a board, Elliptical Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Elliptical 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 4 times since 2022.

Elliptical Oak is lighter than 32 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 29 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Bakersfield OakLRV 22, measured the same way, against 18 for Elliptical Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Monterey OakLRV 14, measured the same way, against 18 for Elliptical Oak.

The same look in real wood: Journey, Shaw Floors Exploration Oak, only 0.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (3.5 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Elliptical 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.

Elliptical Oak

COREtec Pro Classics · VV017-02062

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$4.09 per sq ft · $117.96 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Elliptical 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.