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Harbor Mist in a dark and moody room

Harbor Mist from the Mullican Wexford™ 5" line is a very dark white oak hardwood with almost no undertone (LRV 6, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Saybrook Sage walls, Chantilly Lace trim, and White Dove on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Harbor Mist hardwood 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.

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12 in

WallsSaybrook SageBM HC-114 · LRV 46

TrimChantilly LaceBM OC-65 · LRV 90

CabinetsWhite DoveBM OC-17 · LRV 83

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Gunstock sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 6
Lightness L*: 29
Undertone: Gray
Hue: 40°

A near gray, with almost no 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.

The grain and color of Harbor Mist move from board to board (a spread of 3.1 in L*), which helps hide everyday wear.

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

Saybrook Sage Benjamin Moore HC-114 · LRV 45.5 · +40 from the floor

A soft, cool leaning color (hue 121°) that keeps Harbor Mist crisp and gray.

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Or walls

Clary Sage Sherwin-Williams SW 6178 · LRV 41 · +35 from the floor

A soft, cool leaning color (hue 111°) that keeps Harbor Mist crisp and gray.

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Trim and ceilings

Chantilly Lace Benjamin Moore OC-65 · LRV 90 · +84 from the floor

84 points over Harbor Mist in LRV, a clean white (chroma 2.7) that keeps Harbor Mist crisp.

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Cabinets

White Dove Benjamin Moore OC-17 · LRV 83.2 · +77 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Harbor Mist (a 77 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in White Dove or Chantilly Lace: 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	Harbor Mist	Mullican Wexford™ 5"	6
Walls	Saybrook Sage	Benjamin Moore HC-114	45.5	+40
Or walls	Clary Sage	Sherwin-Williams SW 6178	41	+35
Trim and ceilings	Chantilly Lace	Benjamin Moore OC-65	90	+84
Cabinets	White Dove	Benjamin Moore OC-17	83.2	+77

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step lighter: a mid brown woodAbout 14 points lighter than Harbor Mist in L* (43 against 29). Like our Gunstock stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: smoke1 in chroma, half the warmth of Harbor Mist (2), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: eucalyptusHue 220°, straight across the color wheel from the 40° of Harbor Mist, softened to balance it.

Grounding: dove grayA light note at L* 74, 45 points from the 29 of Harbor Mist, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the warm pieces in the room.

Polished nickelA bright nickel with a touch of warmth, for the gray undertone of Harbor Mist (chroma 2.3).

ChromeThe brightest and coolest finish, crisp against Harbor Mist at chroma 2.3.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Harbor Mist.

Living roomSaybrook Sage walls and Chantilly Lace trim over Harbor Mist, velvet in smoke with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in White Dove so they float off Harbor Mist, Chantilly Lace walls and trim, polished nickel pulls.
BedroomClary Sage walls, smoke bedding, nightstands in a mid brown wood, chrome on the lamps.
EntryA dove gray runner on Harbor Mist, White Dove on the door, a polished nickel mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Harbor Mist: Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, LRV 5.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 6, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Harbor Mist: a tone like our Ebony sample, 4.6 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Whites that lean yellow: beside Harbor Mist, a near gray, they look dingy.

Questions

About Harbor Mist and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Harbor Mist flooring?

Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, LRV 45.5): a soft, cool leaning color (hue 121°) that keeps Harbor Mist crisp and gray. It sits 40 LRV points from the floor (LRV 6), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Clary Sage (Sherwin-Williams SW 6178, LRV 41).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Harbor Mist?

Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore OC-65, LRV 90): 84 points over Harbor Mist in LRV, a clean white (chroma 2.7) that keeps Harbor Mist crisp.

What cabinet color goes with Harbor Mist?

White Dove (Benjamin Moore OC-17, LRV 83.2): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Harbor Mist (a 77 point step in LRV). Cabinets in White Dove or Chantilly Lace: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Harbor Mist?

Contrast, not a match: a step lighter: a mid brown wood (like our Gunstock stain sample). A wood like our Ebony sample is only 4.6 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Harbor Mist?

Living room: Saybrook Sage walls and Chantilly Lace trim over Harbor Mist, velvet in smoke with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in White Dove so they float off Harbor Mist, Chantilly Lace walls and trim, polished nickel pulls.

Is Harbor Mist a light or a dark floor?

Very dark: LRV 6 and L* 29, measured from its own picture, with almost no undertone. At LRV 6, Harbor Mist is very 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 Harbor Mist?

Walls at the lightness of Harbor Mist: Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, LRV 5.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 6, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Harbor Mist: a tone like our Ebony sample, 4.6 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 6, Harbor Mist is very 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 5 inches a board, Harbor Mist lays about 29 boards across a 12 foot room.

Solid hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms above grade, kept out of baths and basements.

HardnessWhite oak: Janka 1,360 lbfThe force to press a steel ball halfway into the wood; a higher number dents less under heels and chair legs. How hard is that? The Janka scale
ConstructionSolid white oak hardwoodOne piece of wood top to bottom, sanded and refinished for decades.
FinishPPG Ultra Low Gloss Finish

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Harbor Mist is lighter than 15 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 0 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: WheatstoneLRV 11, measured the same way, against 6 for Harbor Mist.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Pitch, Fifth and Main Symbiotic 12, only 2.8 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Ebony (4.6 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Harbor Mist, the specifications
Width	5 in
Thickness	3/4"
Finish	PPG Ultra Low Gloss Finish
Species	White oak
Construction	Solid White Oak Hardwood
Carton	20 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Harbor Mist

Wexford™ 5" · 21038

Solid white oak hardwood · White oak · 5 in

Harbor Mist: 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.

Janka hardness from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook (2021), Table 5-3b, at 12 percent moisture.

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.