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Oxide in a dark and moody room

Oxide, from the Fifth and Main Ferrous line, is a mid dark vinyl tile with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 12). Here it is with Amazing Gray walls, Greek Villa trim and Swiss Coffee on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

AI assisted The rooms are AI generated, simulated photos. The floor, the paint colors and every number are real.

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Oxide vinyl tile 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.

Oxide vinyl tile 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.

Oxide vinyl tile 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

WallsAmazing GraySW 7044 · LRV 47

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Royal Mahogany sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 12
Lightness L*: 42
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 68°

A greige: soft gray with a little warmth. 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.

Oxide is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.6 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

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 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Oxide (hue 81° against its 68°).

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Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Oxide (hue 92° against its 68°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +72 from the floor

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

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Cabinets

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +70 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Oxide (a 70 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Swiss Coffee 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	Oxide	Fifth and Main Ferrous	12
Walls	Amazing Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7044	46.9	+35
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+35
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+72
Cabinets	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+70

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 16 points darker than Oxide in L* (26 against 42), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Royal Mahogany stain sample.

A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 14 points lighter than Oxide in L* (56 against 42). Like our Neutral stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: dove gray3 in chroma, half the warmth of Oxide (6), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: mist blueHue 248°, straight across the color wheel from the 68° of Oxide, softened to balance it.

Grounding: fog grayA light note at L* 87, 45 points from the 42 of Oxide, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Oxide (hue 68°).

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 Oxide.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Oxide.

Living roomAmazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Oxide, velvet in dove gray with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Swiss Coffee so they float off Oxide, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, dove gray bedding, nightstands in a light natural wood, brushed nickel on the lamps.
EntryA fog gray runner on Oxide, Swiss Coffee on the door, a champagne bronze mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Oxide: Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, LRV 12) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Oxide: a tone like our Classic Gray sample, 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Oxide turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Oxide and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Oxide flooring?

Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, LRV 46.9): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Oxide (hue 81° against its 68°). It sits 35 LRV points from the floor (LRV 12), 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 Oxide?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 72 points over Oxide in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Oxide?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Oxide (a 70 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Swiss Coffee or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Oxide?

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 Classic Gray sample is only 2.4 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Oxide?

Living room: Amazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Oxide, velvet in dove gray with a mist blue pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Swiss Coffee so they float off Oxide, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Oxide a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 12 and L* 42, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 12, Oxide is mid 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 Oxide?

Walls at the lightness of Oxide: Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, LRV 12) sits within a point of its LRV of 12, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Oxide: a tone like our Classic Gray sample, 2.4 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, Oxide is mid 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 18 inches a tile, a 12 foot room is about 8 tiles across.

Living spaces and bedrooms; ask us about wet rooms.

Wear layer20 milAbout 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed design, the part that takes the traffic.
FinishExoGuard®

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Oxide is lighter than 19 percent of the 1,202 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 10 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: GalvanizeLRV 17, measured the same way, against 12 for Oxide.

A step darker in the same line: FiredLRV 11, measured the same way, against 12 for Oxide.

The same look in real wood: Twilight, Robbins HydroGuard 6-1/2" Hickory, only 1.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Classic Gray (2.4 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Oxide, the specifications
Width	18 in
Thickness	0.197 in
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	ExoGuard®
Edge	Squared Edge
Installation	Direct Glue
Construction	High Performance Luxury Vinyl Tile
Carton	22.5 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Fifth and Main

Oxide

Ferrous · 5M311-00520

Vinyl tile · 18 in

$4.25 per sq ft · $95.63 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Oxide: 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.