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Glistening Sand in a Japandi room

Glistening Sand, from the Legacy Flooring Collection Coastal line, is a mid tone vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 24). Here it is with Worldly Gray walls, Alabaster trim, and Black Fox as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Glistening Sand vinyl plank flooring in the great room of our 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.

Glistening Sand vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of our 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.

Glistening Sand vinyl plank flooring in the family room of our 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.

12 in

WallsWorldly GraySW 7043 · LRV 57

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteBlack FoxSW 7020 · LRV 7

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 24
Lightness L*: 56
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 98°

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.

Glistening Sand has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.9 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

Worldly Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7043 · LRV 57.2 · +33 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Glistening Sand (hue 82° against its 98°).

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Or walls

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +31 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Glistening Sand (hue 95° against its 98°).

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +58 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Black Fox Sherwin-Williams SW 7020 · LRV 6.7 · -17 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 17 points darker than Glistening Sand in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Black Fox, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (7 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Glistening Sand	Legacy Flooring Collection Coastal	24
Walls	Worldly Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7043	57.2	+33
Or walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+31
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+58
The deep note	Black Fox	Sherwin-Williams SW 7020	6.7	-17

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 21 points darker than Glistening Sand in L* (35 against 56), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 16 points lighter than Glistening Sand in L* (72 against 56). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray3 in chroma, half the warmth of Glistening Sand (7), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 278°, straight across the color wheel from the 98° of Glistening Sand, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 26, 30 points from the 56 of Glistening Sand, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Glistening Sand at LRV 24 it gives the room its outline.

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Glistening Sand (hue 98°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Glistening Sand.

Living roomWorldly Gray walls and Alabaster trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Glistening Sand, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion.
KitchenAlabaster cabinets, Black Fox on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Glistening Sand underfoot.
BedroomRevere Pewter walls, a low bed in a charcoal wood, fog gray linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
EntryA bench in a pale, bleached wood, a charcoal mat on Glistening Sand, brushed nickel hooks.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Glistening Sand: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Glistening Sand turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Glistening Sand and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Glistening Sand flooring?

Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, LRV 57.2): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Glistening Sand (hue 82° against its 98°). It sits 33 LRV points from the floor (LRV 24), 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 Glistening Sand?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 58 points over Glistening Sand in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Glistening Sand?

Black Fox (Sherwin-Williams SW 7020, LRV 6.7): deep and quiet, 17 points darker than Glistening Sand in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Black Fox, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (7 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Glistening Sand?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Heritage Brown stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample).

How do I put a room together around Glistening Sand?

Living room: Worldly Gray walls and Alabaster trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Glistening Sand, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion. Kitchen: Alabaster cabinets, Black Fox on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Glistening Sand underfoot.

Is Glistening Sand a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 24 and L* 56, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 24, Glistening Sand 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 Glistening Sand?

Walls at the lightness of Glistening Sand: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one. Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Glistening Sand turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

The room it suits

Light, size and wear, from the floor's own record.

At LRV 24, Glistening Sand 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 9.06 inches a board, Glistening Sand lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Glistening Sand is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.

CoreSPC, a rigid stone polymer coreFirm underfoot and resists dents from furniture.
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 2021.

Glistening Sand is lighter than 45 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 15 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Distant ShoreLRV 26, measured the same way, against 24 for Glistening Sand.

A step darker in the same line: Egmont KeyLRV 8, measured the same way, against 24 for Glistening Sand.

The same look in real wood: Chateau, Shaw Floors Ensemble, only 0.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Rustic Beige (10.9 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Glistening Sand, the specifications
Width	9.06 in
Thickness	7.5 mm
Installation	Click System – Floating
Core	SPC
Construction	SPC Rigid Core Waterproof Vinyl
Carton	30.14 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Glistening Sand

Coastal · W6550

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 9.06 in

Glistening Sand: 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.