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Iona Stone in a coastal room

Iona Stone, from the COREtec CT Plus Tile line, is a light vinyl tile with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 48). Here it is with Simply White walls, Alabaster trim and Hale Navy as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Iona Stone vinyl tile flooring in the living room of our Cape with the dormers. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The Cape with the dormers.

Iona Stone vinyl tile 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.

Iona Stone vinyl tile 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.

12 in

WallsSimply WhiteBM OC-117 · LRV 90

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteHale NavyBM HC-154 · LRV 8

WoodA honey toneLike our Rustic Beige sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 48
Lightness L*: 75
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 77°

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.

Iona Stone is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.6 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

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

Simply White Benjamin Moore OC-117 · LRV 89.5 · +42 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Iona Stone (hue 110° against its 77°).

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Iona Stone (hue 93° against its 77°).

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Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +35 from the floor

35 points over Iona Stone in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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The deep note

Hale Navy Benjamin Moore HC-154 · LRV 8.4 · -39 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 39 points darker than Iona Stone in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 48 sits between the two (8 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Iona Stone	COREtec CT Plus Tile	48
Walls	Simply White	Benjamin Moore OC-117	89.5	+42
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+35
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+35
The deep note	Hale Navy	Benjamin Moore HC-154	8.4	-39

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a honey toneAbout 20 points darker than Iona Stone in L* (55 against 75), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Rustic Beige stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesIona Stone is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 75), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: graphite4 in chroma, half the warmth of Iona Stone (8), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 257°, straight across the color wheel from the 77° of Iona Stone, softened to balance it.

Grounding: pewterA deep note at L* 45, 30 points from the 75 of Iona Stone, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Polished nickelA bright nickel with a touch of warmth, for the greige undertone of Iona Stone (chroma 7.8).

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Iona Stone (hue 77°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Iona Stone.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Iona Stone: Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, LRV 47.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 48, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Iona Stone: a tone like our Country White sample, 6.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Iona Stone turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Iona Stone and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Iona Stone flooring?

Simply White (Benjamin Moore OC-117, LRV 89.5): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Iona Stone (hue 110° against its 77°). It sits 42 LRV points from the floor (LRV 48), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Dover White (Sherwin-Williams SW 6385, LRV 82.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Iona Stone?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 35 points over Iona Stone in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Iona Stone?

Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4): deep and quiet, 39 points darker than Iona Stone in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 48 sits between the two (8 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Iona Stone?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a honey tone (like our Rustic Beige stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Country White sample is only 6.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Iona Stone a light or a dark floor?

Light: LRV 48 and L* 75, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 48, Iona Stone is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

What colors should I avoid with Iona Stone?

Walls at the lightness of Iona Stone: Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, LRV 47.7) sits within a point of its LRV of 48, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Iona Stone: a tone like our Country White sample, 6.4 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 48, Iona Stone is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

At 12 inches a tile, a 12 foot room is about 12 tiles across.

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

Wear layer20 milAbout 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed design, the part that takes the traffic.
CoreWPC, a wood plastic composite coreA little softer and quieter underfoot.
FinishUV Acrylic
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 11 times, chosen 8 times since 2024.

Iona Stone is lighter than 90 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 21 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Mari TravertineLRV 52, measured the same way, against 48 for Iona Stone.

A step darker in the same line: Avesta QuartzLRV 41, measured the same way, against 48 for Iona Stone.

The same look in real wood: Cabana, Anderson Tuftex Coast To Coast, only 1.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Country White (6.4 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Iona Stone, the specifications
Width	12 in
Thickness	0.314"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Enhanced painted bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	32.04 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Iona Stone

CT Plus Tile · VV872-12266

Waterproof vinyl tile · WPC · 12 in

$7.59 per sq ft · $243.18 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Iona Stone: 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.