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Plainfield Oak in a warm modern room

Plainfield Oak from the COREtec CT O CLSSC 7x48 line is a mid dark vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 15). Here it is with Agreeable Gray walls, Alabaster trim, and Upward 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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Plainfield Oak vinyl plank flooring in the great room of the cabin in the hemlocks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Great room in daylight, The cabin in the hemlocks.
Plainfield Oak vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of the raised ranch under the oaks. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Kitchen in daylight, The raised ranch under the oaks.
Plainfield Oak vinyl plank flooring in the family room of the colonial on the cul-de-sac. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. CutPile Photoreal Rendering
AI generated, simulated photo. Family room in daylight, The colonial on the cul-de-sac.
WallsAgreeable GraySW 7029 · LRV 60
TrimAlabasterSW 7008 · LRV 82
CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57
WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV
15
Lightness L*
46
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.

Plainfield Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.9 in L*): calm, but not flat.

Light reflectance of the floor and its paintsOn a scale from 0 (black) to 100 (white), the floor sits at 15. Walls at 60. Trim at 82. Cabinets at 57. The shaded band is within 30 points of the floor, where a wall would blur into it.0255075100Floor 15Cabinets 57Walls 60Trim 82

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
Agreeable Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7029 · LRV 60.4 · +45 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Plainfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls
Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +40 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 95°), so Plainfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings
Alabaster Sherwin-Williams SW 7008 · LRV 82.2 · +67 from the floor

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

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Cabinets
Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 · LRV 57.4 · +42 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Plainfield Oak (a 42 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

The palette, by the numbers
RoleColorMaker and codeLRVFrom the floor
FloorPlainfield OakCOREtec CT O CLSSC 7x4815
WallsAgreeable GraySherwin-Williams SW 702960.4+45
Or wallsRevere PewterBenjamin Moore HC-17255.1+40
Trim and ceilingsAlabasterSherwin-Williams SW 700882.2+67
CabinetsUpwardSherwin-Williams SW 623957.4+42

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 17 points darker than Plainfield Oak in L* (29 against 46), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.
A step lighter: a light natural woodAbout 15 points lighter than Plainfield Oak in L* (61 against 46). Like our Silvered Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: putty10 in chroma, half the warmth of Plainfield Oak (21), and 28 points lighter in L*.
Across the wheel: mist blueHue 255°, straight across the color wheel from the 75° of Plainfield Oak, softened to balance it.
Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 26 points from the 46 of Plainfield Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Plainfield Oak (hue 75°).
Unlacquered brassLeft unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Agreeable Gray walls.
Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Plainfield Oak at LRV 15 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Plainfield Oak.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Plainfield Oak flooring?

Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7029, LRV 60.4): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Plainfield Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 45 LRV points from the floor (LRV 15), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Plainfield Oak?

Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, LRV 82.2): 67 points over Plainfield Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Plainfield Oak?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Plainfield Oak (a 42 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Alabaster: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Plainfield Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a light natural wood (like our Silvered Gray stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 6.3 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Plainfield Oak?

Living room: Agreeable Gray walls and Alabaster trim around Plainfield Oak, a putty rug with an espresso border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Plainfield Oak, Alabaster walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Plainfield Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 15 and L* 46, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 15, Plainfield Oak 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 Plainfield Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Plainfield Oak: Distance (Sherwin-Williams SW 6243, LRV 15.2) sits within a point of its LRV of 15, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Plainfield Oak: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 6.3 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 15, Plainfield Oak 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 7 inches a board, Plainfield Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Plainfield 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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 2 times, chosen 2 times since 2025.

Plainfield Oak is lighter than 26 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 85 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Hemphill OakLRV 37, measured the same way, against 15 for Plainfield Oak.

The same look in real wood: Quietude, PG Flooring Pacific Grade Solid Ash 2-1/4 in, only 0.6 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (6.3 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Plainfield Oak, the specifications
Width7 in
Thickness0.314"
Wear layer20 mil
FinishUV Acrylic
EdgeMicro bevel
InstallationFloating or direct glue
CoreWPC
ConstructionCOREtec Residential WPC
Carton28.83 sq ft
WaterWaterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Plainfield Oak, CT O CLSSC 7x48
COREtec

Plainfield Oak

CT O CLSSC 7x48 · VV845-05046

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$6.19 per sq ft · $178.46 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

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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.

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