Vision board · Coastal

Mercer Oak in a coastal room

Mercer Oak, from the COREtec Pro Premium line, is a light vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 49). Here it is with Swiss Coffee walls, Alabaster trim and Newburg Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

AI assisted The rooms are AI generated, simulated photos. The floor, the paint colors and every number are real.

See it in our rooms See it in your own room Share Pin it

Download the board

Mercer Oak vinyl plank 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.

Mercer Oak vinyl plank 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.

Mercer Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of our farmhouse on the rise. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The farmhouse on the rise.

12 in

WallsSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

Deep noteNewburg GreenBM HC-158 · LRV 11

WoodA light natural woodLike our Weathered Oak sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 49
Lightness L*: 76
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 74°

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.

Mercer Oak is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.1 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

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +33 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Mercer Oak (hue 103° against its 74°).

See it at Benjamin Moore

Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +33 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Mercer Oak (hue 93° against its 74°).

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Trim and ceilings

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +33 from the floor

33 points over Mercer Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

The deep note

Newburg Green Benjamin Moore HC-158 · LRV 10.6 · -39 from the floor

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

See it at Benjamin Moore

Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 49 sits between the two (11 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Mercer Oak	COREtec Pro Premium	49
Walls	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+33
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+33
Trim and ceilings	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+33
The deep note	Newburg Green	Benjamin Moore HC-158	10.6	-39

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a light natural woodAbout 20 points darker than Mercer Oak in L* (56 against 76), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Weathered Oak stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesMercer Oak is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 76), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: mocha5 in chroma, half the warmth of Mercer Oak (10), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 254°, straight across the color wheel from the 74° of Mercer Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: pewterA deep note at L* 46, 30 points from the 76 of Mercer Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Polished nickelA bright nickel with a touch of warmth, for the greige undertone of Mercer Oak (chroma 10.4).

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Mercer Oak (hue 74°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Mercer Oak.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Mercer Oak: Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, LRV 48.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 49, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Mercer Oak: a tone like our Country White sample, 4.9 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Mercer Oak turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Mercer Oak and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Mercer Oak flooring?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Mercer Oak (hue 103° against its 74°). It sits 33 LRV points from the floor (LRV 49), 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 Mercer Oak?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 33 points over Mercer Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Mercer Oak?

Newburg Green (Benjamin Moore HC-158, LRV 10.6): deep and quiet, 39 points darker than Mercer Oak in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Alabaster. The floor at LRV 49 sits between the two (11 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Mercer Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a light natural wood (like our Weathered Oak stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Country White sample is only 4.9 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Mercer Oak a light or a dark floor?

Light: LRV 49 and L* 76, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 49, Mercer Oak 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 Mercer Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Mercer Oak: Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, LRV 48.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 49, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Mercer Oak: a tone like our Country White sample, 4.9 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 49, Mercer Oak 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 7 inches a board, Mercer Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Mercer Oak 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 wood, the part that takes the traffic.
CoreSPC, a rigid stone polymer coreFirm underfoot and resists dents from furniture.
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 8 times, chosen 2 times since 2024.

Mercer Oak is lighter than 91 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 33 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: Lawrence MapleLRV 43, measured the same way, against 49 for Mercer Oak.

The same look in real wood: Minimaliste, PG Flooring Unique Collection Solid Silver Maple 5-1/4 in, only 0.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Country White (4.9 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Mercer Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.236"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Enhanced integrated bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	SPC
Construction	COREtec Residential SPC
Carton	16.97 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Mercer Oak

COREtec Pro Premium · VV800-08008

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7 in

$6.29 per sq ft · $106.74 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Mercer Oak: price, specs and samples

Take it with you

Scan to open this board on your phone.

973-728-9717

Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480

Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm · Open later by request

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.