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Serenity in a dark and moody room

Serenity, from the Shaw Floors Reflections Maple line, is a dark maple hardwood with a warm greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 8). Here it is with Amazing Gray walls, Greek Villa trim and Gray Owl 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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Serenity 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.

Serenity hardwood flooring in the living room of the lake house on the cove. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The lake house on the cove.

Serenity 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.

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WallsAmazing GraySW 7044 · LRV 47

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsGray OwlBM OC-52 · LRV 65

WoodA warm gray brown woodLike our Warm Gray sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 8
Lightness L*: 33
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 55°

A warm greige: gray with a little brown in it. 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.

Serenity is calm and even from board to board (a spread of 1.5 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 · +39 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Serenity (hue 81° against its 55°).

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Or walls

Thunder Benjamin Moore AF-685 · LRV 47.6 · +40 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Serenity (hue 92° against its 55°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +77 from the floor

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

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Cabinets

Gray Owl Benjamin Moore OC-52 · LRV 64.5 · +57 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Serenity (a 57 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Gray Owl 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	Serenity	Shaw Floors Reflections Maple	8
Walls	Amazing Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7044	46.9	+39
Or walls	Thunder	Benjamin Moore AF-685	47.6	+40
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+77
Cabinets	Gray Owl	Benjamin Moore OC-52	64.5	+57

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step lighter: a warm gray brown woodAbout 15 points lighter than Serenity in L* (48 against 33). Like our Warm Gray stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: smoke3 in chroma, half the warmth of Serenity (7), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: eucalyptusHue 235°, straight across the color wheel from the 55° of Serenity, softened to balance it.

Grounding: fog grayA light note at L* 78, 45 points from the 33 of Serenity, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Serenity (hue 55°).

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 Serenity.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Serenity.

Living roomAmazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Serenity, velvet in smoke with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low.
KitchenCabinets in Gray Owl so they float off Serenity, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.
BedroomThunder walls, smoke bedding, nightstands in a warm gray brown wood, brushed nickel on the lamps.
EntryA fog gray runner on Serenity, Gray Owl on the door, a champagne bronze mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Serenity: Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, LRV 8.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 8, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Serenity: a tone like our Heritage Brown sample, 2.0 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Serenity turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Serenity and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Serenity flooring?

Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, LRV 46.9): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Serenity (hue 81° against its 55°). It sits 39 LRV points from the floor (LRV 8), 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 Serenity?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 77 points over Serenity in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Serenity?

Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, LRV 64.5): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Serenity (a 57 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Gray Owl or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Serenity?

Contrast, not a match: a step lighter: a warm gray brown wood (like our Warm Gray stain sample). A wood like our Heritage Brown sample is only 2.0 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Serenity?

Living room: Amazing Gray walls and Greek Villa trim over Serenity, velvet in smoke with a eucalyptus pillow, aged brass lamps on low. Kitchen: Cabinets in Gray Owl so they float off Serenity, Greek Villa walls and trim, champagne bronze pulls.

Is Serenity a light or a dark floor?

Dark: LRV 8 and L* 33, measured from its own picture, with a warm greige undertone. At LRV 8, Serenity is 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 Serenity?

Walls at the lightness of Serenity: Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, LRV 8.1) sits within a point of its LRV of 8, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Serenity: a tone like our Heritage Brown sample, 2.0 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 8, Serenity is 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, Serenity 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.

HardnessHard maple: Janka 1,450 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.

Serenity is lighter than 20 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 3 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: VistaLRV 13, measured the same way, against 8 for Serenity.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Thicket, Fifth and Main Symbiotic 5.0, only 1.5 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Heritage Brown (2.0 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

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

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Serenity

Reflections Maple · SW660-09019

Engineered hardwood · Maple · 7 in

$8.09 per sq ft · $190.76 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Serenity: 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.