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Midnight Oak in a dark and moody room

Midnight Oak, from the COREtec Originals Premium line, is a very dark vinyl plank with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 5). Here it is with Amazing Gray walls, Greek Villa trim and Alabaster on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Midnight Oak vinyl plank 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

WallsAmazing GraySW 7044 · LRV 47

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Aged Barrel sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 5
Lightness L*: 25
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 65°

A warm greige: gray with a little brown in it. 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.

Midnight Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.0 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

Amazing Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7044 · LRV 46.9 · +42 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Midnight Oak (hue 81° against its 65°).

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Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +43 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Midnight Oak (hue 92° against its 65°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +80 from the floor

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

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Cabinets

Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +78 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Midnight Oak (a 78 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Alabaster or Greek Villa: 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	Midnight Oak	COREtec Originals Premium	5
Walls	Amazing Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7044	46.9	+42
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+43
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+80
Cabinets	Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82.2	+78

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step lighter: a mid brown woodAbout 16 points lighter than Midnight Oak in L* (42 against 25). Like our Aged Barrel stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: taupe5 in chroma, half the warmth of Midnight Oak (12), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 245°, straight across the color wheel from the 65° of Midnight Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: dove grayA light note at L* 70, 45 points from the 25 of Midnight Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Midnight Oak (hue 65°).

Champagne bronzeA paler warm metal, quieter than brass beside Amazing Gray and Greek Villa.

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Midnight Oak.

Living roomAmazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Midnight Oak, velvet in taupe with a slate blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Alabaster so they float off Midnight Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, taupe bedding, nightstands in a mid brown wood, brushed nickel on the lamps.
EntryA dove gray runner on Midnight Oak, Alabaster on the door, a champagne bronze mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Midnight Oak: Black (Benjamin Moore HC-190, LRV 4.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 5, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Midnight Oak: a tone like our Ebony sample, 4.6 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Midnight Oak turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Midnight Oak flooring?

Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, LRV 46.9): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Midnight Oak (hue 81° against its 65°). It sits 42 LRV points from the floor (LRV 5), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Thunder (Benjamin Moore AF-685, LRV 47.6).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Midnight Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 80 points over Midnight Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Midnight Oak?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Midnight Oak (a 78 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Alabaster or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Midnight Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step lighter: a mid brown wood (like our Aged Barrel 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 Midnight Oak?

Living room: Amazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Midnight Oak, velvet in taupe with a slate blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Alabaster so they float off Midnight Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Midnight Oak a light or a dark floor?

Very dark: LRV 5 and L* 25, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 5, Midnight Oak 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 Midnight Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Midnight Oak: Black (Benjamin Moore HC-190, LRV 4.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 5, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Midnight Oak: 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 5, Midnight Oak 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 9 inches a board, Midnight Oak lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Midnight 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.
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 6 times since 2023.

Midnight Oak is lighter than 2 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 40 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Cerith OakLRV 14, measured the same way, against 5 for Midnight Oak.

The same look in real wood: Enchanted, Mullican Mystic Grove 3", only 1.0 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).

Midnight Oak, the specifications
Width	9 in
Thickness	0.403"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Enhanced integrated bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	26.47 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Midnight Oak

COREtec Originals Premium · VV810-03019

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 9 in

$8.89 per sq ft · $235.32 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Midnight Oak: 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.