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Flaxen in a Japandi room

Flaxen, from the Fifth and Main Symbiotic 20 line, is a mid tone vinyl plank with a warm greige undertone (LRV 28, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Modern Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Pewter Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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12 in

WallsModern GraySW 7632 · LRV 63

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep notePewter GreenSW 6208 · LRV 12

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Aged Barrel sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 28
Lightness L*: 60
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 66°

A warm greige: gray with a little brown in it. 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.

Flaxen is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.2 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

Modern Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7632 · LRV 62.5 · +34 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Flaxen (hue 82° against its 66°).

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Or walls

Edgecomb Gray Benjamin Moore HC-173 · LRV 63.1 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Flaxen (hue 94° against its 66°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +56 from the floor

56 points over Flaxen in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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The deep note

Pewter Green Sherwin-Williams SW 6208 · LRV 11.8 · -16 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Flaxen in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 28 sits between the two (12 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Flaxen	Fifth and Main Symbiotic 20	28
Walls	Modern Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7632	62.5	+34
Or walls	Edgecomb Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-173	63.1	+35
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+56
The deep note	Pewter Green	Sherwin-Williams SW 6208	11.8	-16

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 18 points darker than Flaxen in L* (42 against 60), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Aged Barrel stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 12 points lighter than Flaxen in L* (72 against 60). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: ivory5 in chroma, half the warmth of Flaxen (11), and 28 points lighter in L*.

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

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 30, 30 points from the 60 of Flaxen, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Flaxen at LRV 28 it gives the room its outline.

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Flaxen (hue 66°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Flaxen.

Living roomModern Gray walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Flaxen, an ivory rug, one graphite cushion.
KitchenGreek Villa cabinets, Pewter Green on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Flaxen underfoot.
BedroomEdgecomb Gray walls, a low bed in a mid brown wood, ivory linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
EntryA bench in a pale, bleached wood, a charcoal mat on Flaxen, brushed nickel hooks.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Flaxen: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 2 points from its LRV of 28, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Flaxen: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Flaxen turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Flaxen and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Flaxen flooring?

Modern Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7632, LRV 62.5): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Flaxen (hue 82° against its 66°). It sits 34 LRV points from the floor (LRV 28), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Edgecomb Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-173, LRV 63.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Flaxen?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 56 points over Flaxen in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Flaxen?

Pewter Green (Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, LRV 11.8): deep and quiet, 16 points darker than Flaxen in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Pewter Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 28 sits between the two (12 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Flaxen?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Aged Barrel stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Silvered Gray sample is only 5.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Flaxen?

Living room: Modern Gray walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Flaxen, an ivory rug, one graphite cushion. Kitchen: Greek Villa cabinets, Pewter Green on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Flaxen underfoot.

Is Flaxen a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 28 and L* 60, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 28, Flaxen is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

What colors should I avoid with Flaxen?

Walls at the lightness of Flaxen: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 2 points from its LRV of 28, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Flaxen: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.1 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 28, Flaxen is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

At 6 inches a board, Flaxen lays about 24 boards across a 12 foot room.

Living spaces and bedrooms; ask us about wet rooms.

Wear layer20 milAbout 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic.
FinishExoGuard+®

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Flaxen is lighter than 56 percent of the 1,204 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 37 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: PlateauLRV 32, measured the same way, against 28 for Flaxen.

A step darker in the same line: CindersLRV 25, measured the same way, against 28 for Flaxen.

The same look in real wood: Boreal, PG Flooring Unique Collection Solid Silver Maple 4-1/4 in, only 1.8 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (5.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Flaxen, the specifications
Width	6 in
Thickness	0.098 in
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	ExoGuard+®
Edge	Square
Installation	Direct Glue
Construction	High Performance Luxury Vinyl Tile
Carton	41.72 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Fifth and Main

Flaxen

Symbiotic 20 · 5M303-00216

Vinyl plank · 6 in

$3.75 per sq ft · $156.45 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Flaxen: 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.