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Natural White Oak in a warm modern room

Natural White Oak from the Shaw Floors Reflections White Oak line is a mid tone white oak hardwood with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 26). Here it is with Extra White walls, Greek Villa trim, and Newburg Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Natural White Oak 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 White Oak 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.

Natural White Oak 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.

12 in

WallsExtra WhiteSW 7006 · LRV 86

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteNewburg GreenBM HC-158 · LRV 11

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Chestnut sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 26
Lightness L*: 58
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 66°

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 White Oak move from board to board (a spread of 4.7 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

Extra White Sherwin-Williams SW 7006 · LRV 85.9 · +60 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 118°), which quiets the orange in Natural White Oak (hue 66°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Palladian Blue Benjamin Moore HC-144 · LRV 60.4 · +34 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 163°), which quiets the orange in Natural White Oak (hue 66°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +58 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Newburg Green Benjamin Moore HC-158 · LRV 10.6 · -16 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 168° around the color wheel from Natural White Oak and 16 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (11 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Natural White Oak	Shaw Floors Reflections White Oak	26
Walls	Extra White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7006	85.9	+60
Or walls	Palladian Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-144	60.4	+34
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+58
The deep note	Newburg Green	Benjamin Moore HC-158	10.6	-16

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 20 points darker than Natural White Oak in L* (38 against 58), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Chestnut stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 13 points lighter than Natural White Oak in L* (72 against 58). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: oatmeal13 in chroma, half the warmth of Natural White Oak (30), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 246°, straight across the color wheel from the 66° of Natural White Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: walnut brownA deep note at L* 28, 30 points from the 58 of Natural White Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Natural White Oak (hue 66°).

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

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Natural White Oak at LRV 26 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Natural White Oak.

Living roomExtra White walls and Greek Villa trim around Natural White Oak, an oatmeal rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenNewburg Green on the island or the lower cabinets, Greek Villa uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Natural White Oak underfoot.
BedroomPalladian Blue walls, bedding in oatmeal with one graphite pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
EntryA walnut brown runner on Natural White Oak, Newburg Green on the front door, a matte black mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Natural White Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 4 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Natural White Oak: a tone like our Neutral sample, 2.3 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 White Oak (hue 66°).

Questions

About Natural White Oak and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Natural White Oak flooring?

Extra White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7006, LRV 85.9): its undertone leans green (hue 118°), which quiets the orange in Natural White Oak (hue 66°) instead of echoing it. It sits 60 LRV points from the floor (LRV 26), 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 Natural White Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 58 points over Natural White Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What accent color goes with Natural White Oak?

Newburg Green (Benjamin Moore HC-158, LRV 10.6): deep and cool, about 168° around the color wheel from Natural White Oak and 16 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Newburg Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (11 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Natural White Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Chestnut stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Neutral sample is only 2.3 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Natural White Oak?

Living room: Extra White walls and Greek Villa trim around Natural White Oak, an oatmeal rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Newburg Green on the island or the lower cabinets, Greek Villa uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Natural White Oak underfoot.

Is Natural White Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 26 and L* 58, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 26, Natural White Oak 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 White Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Natural White Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 4 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Natural White Oak: a tone like our Neutral sample, 2.3 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 26, Natural White Oak 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 7 inches a board, Natural White Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Engineered hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms on every level, kept out of full baths.

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
ConstructionEngineeredA real wood face over a stable core, so it moves less with the seasons.

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Natural White Oak is lighter than 63 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 79 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: WoodlandsLRV 18, measured the same way, against 26 for Natural White Oak.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Autumn Oak, COREtec Retro Revival, only 0.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Neutral (2.3 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Natural White Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	1/2"
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Nail, staple, glue, floating
Species	White oak
Construction	Engineered
Carton	23.58 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Natural White Oak

Reflections White Oak · SW661-01079

Engineered hardwood · White oak · 7 in

$9.09 per sq ft · $214.34 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Natural White 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.

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.