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Fidalgo Oak in a dark and moody room

Fidalgo Oak from the COREtec Originals Classics line is a dark vinyl plank with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 9). Here it is with Repose Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Fidalgo 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.

Fidalgo 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.

Fidalgo Oak vinyl plank 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.

12 in

WallsRepose GraySW 7015 · LRV 58

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our True Black sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 9
Lightness L*: 36
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 57°

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.

Fidalgo Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.0 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

Repose Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7015 · LRV 58.2 · +49 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 97°), which quiets the orange in Fidalgo Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Or walls

Coventry Gray Benjamin Moore HC-169 · LRV 48.2 · +39 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 129°), which quiets the orange in Fidalgo Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +75 from the floor

75 points over Fidalgo Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets

Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +49 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Fidalgo Oak (a 49 point step in LRV).

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: 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	Fidalgo Oak	COREtec Originals Classics	9
Walls	Repose Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7015	58.2	+49
Or walls	Coventry Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-169	48.2	+39
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+75
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+49

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 15 points darker than Fidalgo Oak in L* (21 against 36), far enough to read as a choice. Like our True Black stain sample.

A step lighter: a honey toneAbout 15 points lighter than Fidalgo Oak in L* (51 against 36). Like our Cherry stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: mushroom9 in chroma, half the warmth of Fidalgo Oak (21), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: eucalyptusHue 237°, straight across the color wheel from the 57° of Fidalgo Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: fog grayA light note at L* 81, 45 points from the 36 of Fidalgo Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Fidalgo Oak (hue 57°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Fidalgo Oak at LRV 9 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Fidalgo Oak.

Living roomRepose Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Fidalgo Oak, velvet in mushroom with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Fidalgo Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.
BedroomCoventry Gray walls, mushroom bedding, nightstands in a honey tone, matte black on the lamps.
EntryA fog gray runner on Fidalgo Oak, Upward on the door, an unlacquered brass mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Fidalgo Oak: Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 9, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Fidalgo Oak: a tone like our Special Walnut sample, 1.9 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 Fidalgo Oak (hue 57°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Fidalgo Oak flooring?

Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, LRV 58.2): its undertone leans green (hue 97°), which quiets the orange in Fidalgo Oak (hue 57°) instead of echoing it. It sits 49 LRV points from the floor (LRV 9), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, LRV 48.2).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Fidalgo Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 75 points over Fidalgo Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Fidalgo Oak?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Fidalgo Oak (a 49 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Fidalgo Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our True Black stain sample), or a step lighter: a honey tone (like our Cherry stain sample). A wood like our Special Walnut sample is only 1.9 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Fidalgo Oak?

Living room: Repose Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Fidalgo Oak, velvet in mushroom with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Fidalgo Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Fidalgo Oak a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 9 and L* 36, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 9, Fidalgo Oak is 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 Fidalgo Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Fidalgo Oak: Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 9, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Fidalgo Oak: a tone like our Special Walnut sample, 1.9 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 9, Fidalgo Oak is 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, Fidalgo Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Fidalgo 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.
CoreWPC, a wood plastic composite coreA little softer and quieter underfoot.
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 8 times since 2020.

Fidalgo Oak is lighter than 9 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: Midway OakLRV 11, measured the same way, against 9 for Fidalgo Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Kingswood OakLRV 5, measured the same way, against 9 for Fidalgo Oak.

The same look in real wood: Era, Anderson Tuftex Revival Walnut, only 1.2 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Special Walnut (1.9 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Fidalgo Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.314"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	38.03 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Fidalgo Oak

COREtec Originals Classics · VV024-00715

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$6.29 per sq ft · $239.21 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Fidalgo 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.