Vision board · Coastal

Orchard in a coastal room

Orchard, from the Legacy Flooring Collection AquaProof line, is a light laminate with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 45). Here it is with Cloud White walls, Greek Villa trim and Van Deusen Blue 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

Orchard laminate 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.

Orchard laminate 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.

Orchard laminate flooring in the living room of our Cape with the dormers. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The Cape with the dormers.

12 in

WallsCloud WhiteBM OC-130 · LRV 85

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteVan Deusen BlueBM HC-156 · LRV 12

WoodA honey toneLike our Fruitwood sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 45
Lightness L*: 73
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 75°

A golden undertone, warm without leaning red. 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 Orchard move from board to board (a spread of 3.2 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

Cloud White Benjamin Moore OC-130 · LRV 85.1 · +40 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 106°), so Orchard stays golden without turning yellow.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +37 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 93°), so Orchard stays golden without turning yellow.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +39 from the floor

39 points over Orchard in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

See it at Sherwin-Williams

The deep note

Van Deusen Blue Benjamin Moore HC-156 · LRV 12 · -33 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 174° around the color wheel from Orchard and 33 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

See it at Benjamin Moore

Lower cabinets or an island in Van Deusen Blue, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 45 sits between the two (12 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Orchard	Legacy Flooring Collection AquaProof	45
Walls	Cloud White	Benjamin Moore OC-130	85.1	+40
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+37
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+39
The deep note	Van Deusen Blue	Benjamin Moore HC-156	12	-33

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a honey toneAbout 21 points darker than Orchard in L* (52 against 73), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Fruitwood stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesOrchard is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 73), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: mocha8 in chroma, half the warmth of Orchard (18), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 255°, straight across the color wheel from the 75° of Orchard, softened to balance it.

Grounding: graphiteA deep note at L* 43, 30 points from the 73 of Orchard, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Polished nickelA bright nickel with a touch of warmth, for the golden undertone of Orchard (chroma 18.2).

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Orchard (hue 75°).

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Orchard (hue 75°).

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Orchard: Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, LRV 45.5) sits within a point of its LRV of 45, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Orchard: a tone like our Country White sample, 2.1 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Creamy yellow walls: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Orchard (hue 75°).

Questions

About Orchard and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Orchard flooring?

Cloud White (Benjamin Moore OC-130, LRV 85.1): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 106°), so Orchard stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 40 LRV points from the floor (LRV 45), 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 Orchard?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 39 points over Orchard in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Orchard?

Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, LRV 12): deep and cool, about 174° around the color wheel from Orchard and 33 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Van Deusen Blue, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 45 sits between the two (12 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Orchard?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a honey tone (like our Fruitwood stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces. A wood like our Country White sample is only 2.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Orchard a light or a dark floor?

Light: LRV 45 and L* 73, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 45, Orchard 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 Orchard?

Walls at the lightness of Orchard: Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, LRV 45.5) sits within a point of its LRV of 45, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Orchard: a tone like our Country White sample, 2.1 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 45, Orchard 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 7.7 inches a board, Orchard lays about 19 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Orchard is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.

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 12 times since 2020.

Orchard is lighter than 87 percent of the 45 laminate floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 38 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Mountain AirLRV 60, measured the same way, against 45 for Orchard.

A step darker in the same line: SoundviewLRV 34, measured the same way, against 45 for Orchard.

The same look in real wood: Langley Hall, Anderson Tuftex Grand Estate, only 0.4 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Country White (2.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Orchard, the specifications
Width	7.7 in
Thickness	10 mm
Wear layer	Ac4
Installation	Float
Construction	Waterproof Laminate
Carton	25.4 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Orchard

AquaProof · W8740

Waterproof laminate · 7.7 in

Orchard: 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.