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Honeygrain in a modern farmhouse room

Honeygrain, from the Mullican Wexford™ 5" line, is a mid tone white oak hardwood with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 26). It pairs with Greek Villa walls, Alabaster trim, and Wrought Iron as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Honeygrain 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.

Honeygrain hardwood flooring in the living room of the lake house on the cove. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The lake house on the cove.

Honeygrain 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.

12 in

WallsGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteWrought IronBM 2124-10 · LRV 8

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Chestnut sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 26
Lightness L*: 58
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.

Honeygrain has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.8 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

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +58 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 94°), so Honeygrain stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +64 from the floor

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

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +56 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Wrought Iron Benjamin Moore 2124-10 · LRV 8.2 · -18 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 18 points darker than Honeygrain in LRV, a frame for a golden floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Wrought Iron, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (8 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Honeygrain	Mullican Wexford™ 5"	26
Walls	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+58
Or walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+64
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+56
The deep note	Wrought Iron	Benjamin Moore 2124-10	8.2	-18

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 20 points darker than Honeygrain in L* (38 against 58), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Chestnut stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 14 points lighter than Honeygrain in L* (72 against 58). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: linen9 in chroma, half the warmth of Honeygrain (19), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 259°, straight across the color wheel from the 79° of Honeygrain, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 28, 30 points from the 58 of Honeygrain, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Honeygrain at LRV 26 it gives the room its outline.

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

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Honeygrain.

Living roomGreek Villa walls and Alabaster trim, a linen rug with a charcoal edge on Honeygrain, a coffee table in a mid brown wood.
KitchenWrought Iron on the island, Alabaster cabinets above, matte black pulls, Honeygrain underfoot.
Dining roomA table in a mid brown wood on Honeygrain, chairs in a pale, bleached wood, aged brass pendants.
BedroomSimply White walls, linen linen, a graphite quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Honeygrain: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 5 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Honeygrain: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Honeygrain (hue 79°).

Questions

About Honeygrain and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Honeygrain flooring?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 94°), so Honeygrain stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 58 LRV points from the floor (LRV 26), 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 Honeygrain?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 56 points over Honeygrain in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Honeygrain?

Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, LRV 8.2): deep and quiet, 18 points darker than Honeygrain in LRV, a frame for a golden floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Wrought Iron, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (8 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Honeygrain?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Chestnut 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 5.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Honeygrain?

Living room: Greek Villa walls and Alabaster trim, a linen rug with a charcoal edge on Honeygrain, a coffee table in a mid brown wood. Kitchen: Wrought Iron on the island, Alabaster cabinets above, matte black pulls, Honeygrain underfoot.

Is Honeygrain a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 26 and L* 58, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 26, Honeygrain 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 Honeygrain?

Walls at the lightness of Honeygrain: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 5 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Honeygrain: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 5.4 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 26, Honeygrain 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 5 inches a board, Honeygrain 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.

Honeygrain is lighter than 62 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 40 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: NaturalLRV 31, measured the same way, against 26 for Honeygrain.

A step darker in the same line: Autumn BronzeLRV 22, measured the same way, against 26 for Honeygrain.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Ohlone Oak, Fifth and Main Alba Reserve SPC 4.0, only 1.2 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (5.4 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Honeygrain, 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.

Honeygrain

Wexford™ 5" · 51305

Solid white oak hardwood · White oak · 5 in

Honeygrain: 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.