# Romano Cement in a coastal room

Romano Cement from the COREtec CT Tile SPC 18 line is a very light vinyl tile with almost no undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 61). Here it is with High Reflective White walls, Extra White trim, and Hale Navy as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

A vision board by Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480, 973-728-9717. AI assisted: the rooms are AI generated, simulated photos; the floor, the paint colors and every number are real.
Page: https://www.powellflooring.com/vision-boards/romano-cement-coastal

## The floor
- Romano Cement, COREtec CT Tile SPC 18: Waterproof vinyl tile · SPC · 18 in (SKU VV840-12272)
- Price: $8.19 per sq ft · $233.66 a carton. Material only. Delivery and installation extra.
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-tile-spc-18/romano-cement

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 61
- CIELAB (D65): L* 82.2, a* 0.6, b* 4.7, chroma 4.8, hue 83.3 degrees
- Undertone: a near gray, with almost no warmth
- It is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.3 in L*), so it reads as one quiet plane.

## Paint
- Walls: High Reflective White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7757, LRV 92.7, +32.1 from the floor). A clean neutral (chroma 3.1) that keeps a gray floor crisp. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7757-high-reflective-white/
- Trim and ceilings: Extra White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7006, LRV 85.9). A clean white (chroma 2.6) that keeps a cool floor crisp. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7006-extra-white/
- Deep note: Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4). Deep and quiet, 52 points darker than the floor in LRV, a frame for a gray floor. Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/hc-154/hale-navy
- Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Extra White. The floor at LRV 61 sits between the two (8 and 86).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a light natural wood, like our Silvered Gray stain sample. About 21 points darker than the floor (L*), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: black or painted pieces. The floor is lighter than any wood stain we photographed, so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: pewter (#74726f). The floor's own warmth at half the strength, 34 points darker.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: slate blue (#808d9d). The opposite side of the color wheel from the floor, softened, to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: smoke (#7e7c7a). A deep note 30 points from the floor, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: polished nickel. A cool, bright metal that suits a gray floor.
- Metal: chrome. A cool, bright metal that suits a gray floor.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone and gives a light room its outline.

## What to avoid
- Walls at the floor's own lightness: Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, LRV 60.4) sits within a point of this floor, so wall and floor would blur into one.
- Creamy or yellow whites: beside a gray floor they look dingy.

## The room it suits
- An LRV of 61 is very light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.
- At 18 inches a tile, a 12 foot room is about 8 tiles across.
- Waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.
- Wear layer: 20 mil (about 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic)
- Core: SPC, a rigid stone polymer core (firm underfoot and resists dents from furniture)
- Finish: UV Acrylic
- Water: Waterproof (the maker's word) (spills and wet mopping are fine; standing water from a flood is a different matter)

## Sources
- 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.