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Natural Appeal in a modern farmhouse room

Natural Appeal from the Robbins Natural Forest 5" White Oak line is a mid tone white oak hardwood with an amber undertone, measured from its own picture at LRV 33. Here it is with Chantilly Lace walls, Swiss Coffee trim, and Gauntlet Gray as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Natural Appeal 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.

Natural Appeal 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.

Natural Appeal hardwood 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.

12 in

WallsChantilly LaceBM OC-65 · LRV 90

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

Deep noteGauntlet GraySW 7019 · LRV 17

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Nutmeg sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 33
Lightness L*: 64
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 62°

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.

The grain and color of Natural Appeal move from board to board (a spread of 3.3 in L*), which helps hide everyday wear.

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

Chantilly Lace Benjamin Moore OC-65 · LRV 90 · +57 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 125°), which quiets the orange in Natural Appeal (hue 62°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +50 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 93°), which quiets the orange in Natural Appeal (hue 62°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +49 from the floor

49 points over Natural Appeal in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

See it at Benjamin Moore

The deep note

Gauntlet Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7019 · LRV 17.4 · -15 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Natural Appeal in LRV, a frame for a amber floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Gauntlet Gray, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 33 sits between the two (17 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Natural Appeal	Robbins Natural Forest 5" White Oak	33
Walls	Chantilly Lace	Benjamin Moore OC-65	90	+57
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+50
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+49
The deep note	Gauntlet Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7019	17.4	-15

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 21 points darker than Natural Appeal in L* (43 against 64), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Nutmeg stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesNatural Appeal is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 64), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: walnut brown10 in chroma, half the warmth of Natural Appeal (22), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: storm blueHue 242°, straight across the color wheel from the 62° of Natural Appeal, softened to balance it.

Grounding: mochaA deep note at L* 34, 30 points from the 64 of Natural Appeal, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Natural Appeal at LRV 33 it gives the room its outline.

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Natural Appeal (hue 62°).

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

Room by room

The palette put to work around Natural Appeal.

Living roomChantilly Lace walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a walnut brown rug with a mocha edge on Natural Appeal, a coffee table in a mid brown wood.
KitchenGauntlet Gray on the island, Swiss Coffee cabinets above, matte black pulls, Natural Appeal underfoot.
Dining roomA table in a mid brown wood on Natural Appeal, black or painted chairs, aged brass pendants.
BedroomDover White walls, walnut brown linen, a storm blue quilt, unlacquered brass on the lamps.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Natural Appeal: Acacia Haze (Sherwin-Williams SW 9132, LRV 32.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 33, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Natural Appeal: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 3.3 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 Natural Appeal (hue 62°).

Questions

About Natural Appeal and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Natural Appeal flooring?

Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore OC-65, LRV 90): its undertone leans green (hue 125°), which quiets the orange in Natural Appeal (hue 62°) instead of echoing it. It sits 57 LRV points from the floor (LRV 33), 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 Natural Appeal?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 49 points over Natural Appeal in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What accent color goes with Natural Appeal?

Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4): deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Natural Appeal in LRV, a frame for a amber floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Gauntlet Gray, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 33 sits between the two (17 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Natural Appeal?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Nutmeg stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Silvered Gray sample is only 3.3 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Natural Appeal?

Living room: Chantilly Lace walls and Swiss Coffee trim, a walnut brown rug with a mocha edge on Natural Appeal, a coffee table in a mid brown wood. Kitchen: Gauntlet Gray on the island, Swiss Coffee cabinets above, matte black pulls, Natural Appeal underfoot.

Is Natural Appeal a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 33 and L* 64, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 33, Natural Appeal 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 Natural Appeal?

Walls at the lightness of Natural Appeal: Acacia Haze (Sherwin-Williams SW 9132, LRV 32.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 33, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Natural Appeal: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 3.3 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 33, Natural Appeal 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, Natural Appeal 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 hardwoodOne piece of wood top to bottom, sanded and refinished for decades.
FinishUrethane with AIOx

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Natural Appeal is lighter than 74 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 57 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Oyster WhiteLRV 49, measured the same way, against 33 for Natural Appeal.

A step darker in the same line: Totally TanLRV 28, measured the same way, against 33 for Natural Appeal.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Sequoia Brown, Shaw Floors Komondor, only 1.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (3.3 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Natural Appeal, the specifications
Width	5 in
Thickness	3/4"
Finish	Urethane with AIOx
Installation	Nail, staple with glue assist
Species	White oak
Construction	Solid Hardwood
Carton	23.5 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Natural Appeal

Natural Forest 5" White Oak · WNSK911X

Solid hardwood · White oak · 5 in

$6.75 per sq ft · $158.63 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Natural Appeal: 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.