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Midway Oak in a warm modern room

Midway Oak from the COREtec Originals Classics line is a dark vinyl plank with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 12). Here it is with Extra White walls, Greek Villa trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Midway Oak vinyl plank 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.

Midway 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.

Midway Oak vinyl plank 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.

12 in

WallsExtra WhiteSW 7006 · LRV 86

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Royal Mahogany sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 12
Lightness L*: 41
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 63°

An amber undertone, warm and a little orange. 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.

Midway Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.5 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

Extra White Sherwin-Williams SW 7006 · LRV 85.9 · +74 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 118°), which quiets the orange in Midway Oak (hue 63°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +49 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 163°), which quiets the orange in Midway Oak (hue 63°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +73 from the floor

73 points over Midway Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Cabinets

Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +46 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Midway Oak (a 46 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward 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	Midway Oak	COREtec Originals Classics	12
Walls	Extra White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7006	85.9	+74
Or walls	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+49
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+73
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+46

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 15 points darker than Midway Oak in L* (26 against 41), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Royal Mahogany stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 15 points lighter than Midway Oak in L* (56 against 41). Like our Neutral stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: putty11 in chroma, half the warmth of Midway Oak (24), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 243°, straight across the color wheel from the 63° of Midway Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: linenA light note at L* 86, 45 points from the 41 of Midway Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Midway Oak (hue 63°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Midway Oak at LRV 12 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Midway Oak.

Living roomExtra White walls and Greek Villa trim around Midway Oak, a putty rug with a linen border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Midway Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.
BedroomPalladian Blue walls, bedding in putty with one mist blue pillow, nightstands in a light natural wood.
EntryA linen runner on Midway Oak, Upward on the front door, a matte black mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Midway Oak: Pewter Green (Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, LRV 11.8) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Midway Oak: a tone like our Nutmeg sample, 2.8 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Pink or peach beige walls: they pull more orange out of the amber undertone of Midway Oak (hue 63°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Midway Oak flooring?

Extra White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7006, LRV 85.9): its undertone leans green (hue 118°), which quiets the orange in Midway Oak (hue 63°) instead of echoing it. It sits 74 LRV points from the floor (LRV 12), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Midway Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 73 points over Midway Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Midway Oak?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Midway Oak (a 46 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Midway Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Royal Mahogany stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Neutral stain sample). A wood like our Nutmeg sample is only 2.8 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Midway Oak?

Living room: Extra White walls and Greek Villa trim around Midway Oak, a putty rug with a linen border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Midway Oak, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Midway Oak a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 12 and L* 41, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 12, Midway Oak is 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 Midway Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Midway Oak: Pewter Green (Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, LRV 11.8) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Midway Oak: a tone like our Nutmeg sample, 2.8 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 12, Midway Oak is 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 inches a board, Midway Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Midway 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.

Midway Oak is lighter than 17 percent of the 1,202 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 90 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Eastwell OakLRV 13, measured the same way, against 12 for Midway Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Fidalgo OakLRV 9, measured the same way, against 12 for Midway Oak.

The same look in real wood: Riviera, Legacy Flooring Collection Brentwood Hills, only 1.5 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Nutmeg (2.8 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Midway Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.314"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	38.03 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Midway Oak

COREtec Originals Classics · VV024-00716

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$6.29 per sq ft · $239.21 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Midway 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.