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Hawthorne in a modern farmhouse room

Hawthorne, from the Legacy Flooring Collection Brentwood Hills line, is a mid dark white oak hardwood with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 18). Here it is with Pure White walls, Alabaster trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Hawthorne 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.

Hawthorne hardwood 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.

Hawthorne hardwood 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.

12 in

WallsPure WhiteSW 7005 · LRV 84

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 18
Lightness L*: 50
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 79°

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.

Hawthorne 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

Pure White Sherwin-Williams SW 7005 · LRV 84 · +66 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 103°), so Hawthorne stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +71 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 110°), so Hawthorne stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +64 from the floor

64 points over Hawthorne 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 · +39 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Hawthorne (a 39 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: 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	Hawthorne	Legacy Flooring Collection Brentwood Hills	18
Walls	Pure White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7005	84	+66
Or walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+71
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+64
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+39

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 21 points darker than Hawthorne in L* (29 against 50), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 17 points lighter than Hawthorne in L* (67 against 50). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray7 in chroma, half the warmth of Hawthorne (16), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 259°, straight across the color wheel from the 79° of Hawthorne, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 20, 30 points from the 50 of Hawthorne, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Hawthorne at LRV 18 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Hawthorne (hue 79°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Hawthorne.

Living roomPure White walls and Alabaster trim, a fog gray rug with a charcoal edge on Hawthorne, a coffee table in a charcoal wood.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Hawthorne, Alabaster walls and trim, aged brass pulls.
Dining roomA table in a charcoal wood on Hawthorne, chairs in a pale, bleached wood, aged brass pendants.
BedroomSimply White walls, fog gray linen, a mist blue quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Hawthorne: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Hawthorne: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 4.6 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Hawthorne (hue 79°).

Questions

About Hawthorne and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Hawthorne flooring?

Pure White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7005, LRV 84): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 103°), so Hawthorne stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 66 LRV points from the floor (LRV 18), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Simply White (Benjamin Moore OC-117, LRV 89.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Hawthorne?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 64 points over Hawthorne in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Hawthorne?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Hawthorne (a 39 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Hawthorne?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Natural stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 4.6 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Hawthorne?

Living room: Pure White walls and Alabaster trim, a fog gray rug with a charcoal edge on Hawthorne, a coffee table in a charcoal wood. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Hawthorne, Alabaster walls and trim, aged brass pulls.

Is Hawthorne a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 18 and L* 50, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 18, Hawthorne is mid 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 Hawthorne?

Walls at the lightness of Hawthorne: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Hawthorne: a tone like our Warm Gray 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 18, Hawthorne is mid 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 7.5 inches a board, Hawthorne lays about 20 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Engineered hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms on every level, kept out of full baths.

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
ConstructionEngineered hardwoodA real wood face over a stable core, so it moves less with the seasons.
FinishUV Cured High Performance Urethane

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Hawthorne is lighter than 48 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 24 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: PasadenaLRV 21, measured the same way, against 18 for Hawthorne.

A step darker in the same line: RivieraLRV 11, measured the same way, against 18 for Hawthorne.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Ash Brown, Stanton Bristol Point, only 1.3 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

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

Hawthorne, the specifications
Width	7.5 in
Finish	UV Cured High Performance Urethane
Installation	Glue • Float • Staple (glue assist)
Species	White oak
Construction	Engineered Hardwood
Carton	23.5 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Hawthorne

Brentwood Hills · W6221

Engineered hardwood · White oak · 7.5 in

$7.49 per sq ft · $176.02 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Hawthorne: 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.