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Fairhaven Oak in a warm modern room

Fairhaven Oak from the COREtec Pro Premium line is a mid dark vinyl plank with a golden undertone (LRV 18, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Agreeable Gray walls, Alabaster trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

AI assisted The rooms are AI generated, simulated photos. The floor, the paint colors and every number are real.

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Fairhaven Oak vinyl plank flooring in the family room of the colonial on the cul-de-sac. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Family room in daylight, The colonial on the cul-de-sac.
Fairhaven Oak vinyl plank flooring in the great room of the cabin in the hemlocks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Great room in daylight, The cabin in the hemlocks.
Fairhaven Oak vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of the raised ranch under the oaks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Kitchen in daylight, The raised ranch under the oaks.
WallsAgreeable GraySW 7029 · LRV 60
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*
49
Undertone
Golden
Hue
68°

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.

Fairhaven Oak is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.2 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

Light reflectance of the floor and its paintsOn a scale from 0 (black) to 100 (white), the floor sits at 18. Walls at 60. Trim at 82. Cabinets at 57. The shaded band is within 30 points of the floor, where a wall would blur into it.0255075100Floor 18Cabinets 57Walls 60Trim 82

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
Agreeable Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7029 · LRV 60.4 · +43 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Fairhaven Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls
Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +37 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 95°), so Fairhaven Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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

64 points over Fairhaven Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

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Cabinets
Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +40 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Fairhaven Oak (a 40 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
RoleColorMaker and codeLRVFrom the floor
FloorFairhaven OakCOREtec Pro Premium18
WallsAgreeable GraySherwin-Williams SW 702960.4+43
Or wallsRevere PewterBenjamin Moore HC-17255.1+37
Trim and ceilingsAlabasterSherwin-Williams SW 700882.2+64
CabinetsUpwardSherwin-Williams SW 623957.4+40

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 20 points darker than Fairhaven Oak in L* (29 against 49), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.
A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 18 points lighter than Fairhaven Oak in L* (67 against 49). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: putty9 in chroma, half the warmth of Fairhaven Oak (21), and 28 points lighter in L*.
Across the wheel: mist blueHue 248°, straight across the color wheel from the 68° of Fairhaven Oak, softened to balance it.
Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 29 points from the 49 of Fairhaven Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Fairhaven Oak (hue 68°).
Unlacquered brassLeft unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Agreeable Gray walls.
Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Fairhaven Oak at LRV 18 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Fairhaven Oak.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Fairhaven Oak flooring?

Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7029, LRV 60.4): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Fairhaven Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 43 LRV points from the floor (LRV 18), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Fairhaven Oak?

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

What cabinet color goes with Fairhaven Oak?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Fairhaven Oak (a 40 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Fairhaven 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 Fruitwood sample is only 4.0 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Fairhaven Oak?

Living room: Agreeable Gray walls and Alabaster trim around Fairhaven Oak, a putty rug with an espresso border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Fairhaven Oak, Alabaster walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Fairhaven Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 18 and L* 49, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 18, Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Oak: a tone like our Fruitwood sample, 4.0 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, Fairhaven 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, Fairhaven Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Fairhaven 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 3 times since 2026.

Fairhaven Oak is lighter than 31 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 83 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Hatfield MapleLRV 28, measured the same way, against 18 for Fairhaven Oak.
A step darker in the same line: Warwick MapleLRV 16, measured the same way, against 18 for Fairhaven Oak.

The same look in real wood: Woodlands, Shaw Floors Reflections White 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 Fruitwood (4.0 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Fairhaven Oak, the specifications
Width7 in
Thickness0.236"
Wear layer20 mil
FinishUV Acrylic
EdgeEnhanced integrated bevel
InstallationFloating or direct glue
CoreSPC
ConstructionCOREtec Residential SPC
Carton16.97 sq ft
WaterWaterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Fairhaven Oak, COREtec Pro Premium
COREtec

Fairhaven Oak

COREtec Pro Premium · VV800-02036

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$6.29 per sq ft · $106.74 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

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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.

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