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Golden in a dark and moody room

Golden, from the Stanton Au Naturel line, is a dark vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 10). Here it pairs with Mindful Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Golden 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.

Golden 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.

Golden 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.

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WallsMindful GraySW 7016 · LRV 48

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: 10
Lightness L*: 38
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 72°

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.

Golden has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.5 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

Mindful Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7016 · LRV 47.7 · +38 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 90°), so Golden stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +37 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 92°), so Golden stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +74 from the floor

74 points over Golden 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 · +47 from the floor

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

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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	Golden	Stanton Au Naturel	10
Walls	Mindful Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7016	47.7	+38
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+37
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+74
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+47

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 17 points darker than Golden in L* (21 against 38), far enough to read as a choice. Like our True Black stain sample.

A step lighter: a honey toneAbout 17 points lighter than Golden in L* (55 against 38). Like our Rustic Beige stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: mushroom12 in chroma, half the warmth of Golden (26), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 252°, straight across the color wheel from the 72° of Golden, softened to balance it.

Grounding: oatmealA light note at L* 83, 45 points from the 38 of Golden, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Golden (hue 72°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Golden at LRV 10 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Golden.

Living roomMindful Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Golden, velvet in mushroom with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Golden, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, mushroom bedding, nightstands in a honey tone, matte black on the lamps.
EntryAn oatmeal runner on Golden, Upward on the door, an unlacquered brass mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Golden: Still Water (Sherwin-Williams SW 6223, LRV 10.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 10, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Golden: a tone like our Chestnut sample, 6.0 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Golden (hue 72°).

Questions

About Golden and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Golden flooring?

Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, LRV 47.7): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 90°), so Golden stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 38 LRV points from the floor (LRV 10), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Thunder (Benjamin Moore AF-685, LRV 47.6).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Golden?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 74 points over Golden in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Golden?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Golden (a 47 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 Golden?

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 Rustic Beige stain sample). A wood like our Chestnut sample is only 6.0 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Golden?

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

Is Golden a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 10 and L* 38, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 10, Golden 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 Golden?

Walls at the lightness of Golden: Still Water (Sherwin-Williams SW 6223, LRV 10.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 10, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Golden: a tone like our Chestnut sample, 6.0 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 10, Golden 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 4 inches a board, Golden lays about 36 boards across a 12 foot room.

Golden 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 4 times since 2023.

Golden is lighter than 13 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 95 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: AshLRV 30, measured the same way, against 10 for Golden.

A step darker in the same line: CherryLRV 5, measured the same way, against 10 for Golden.

The same look in real wood: Inherent, Anderson Tuftex Transcendence, only 1.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Chestnut (6.0 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Golden, the specifications
Width	4 in
Thickness	5mm (4mm spc core + 1mm ixpe pad)
Installation	Float
Core	SPC
Construction	SPC
Carton	25.84 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Golden

Au Naturel · 80602

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 4 in

$3.75 per sq ft · $96.90 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Golden: 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.