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Sirocca in a traditional room

Sirocca, from the Anderson Tuftex Revival Walnut Herringbone line, is a mid tone walnut hardwood with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 23). Here it is with Revere Pewter walls, Greek Villa trim, and Cascades as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Sirocca 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.

Sirocca 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.

Sirocca 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.

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WallsRevere PewterBM HC-172 · LRV 55

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteCascadesSW 7623 · LRV 4

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 23
Lightness L*: 55
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 64°

An amber undertone, warm and a little orange. 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 Sirocca 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

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +33 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 95°), which quiets the orange in Sirocca (hue 64°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Sea Salt Sherwin-Williams SW 6204 · LRV 63.2 · +41 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 133°), which quiets the orange in Sirocca (hue 64°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +62 from the floor

62 points over Sirocca in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

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The deep note

Cascades Sherwin-Williams SW 7623 · LRV 4.2 · -18 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 133° around the color wheel from Sirocca and 18 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Cascades, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 23 sits between the two (4 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Sirocca	Anderson Tuftex Revival Walnut Herringbone	23
Walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+33
Or walls	Sea Salt	Sherwin-Williams SW 6204	63.2	+41
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+62
The deep note	Cascades	Sherwin-Williams SW 7623	4.2	-18

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 20 points darker than Sirocca in L* (35 against 55), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 17 points lighter than Sirocca in L* (72 against 55). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: oatmeal10 in chroma, half the warmth of Sirocca (23), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 244°, straight across the color wheel from the 64° of Sirocca, softened to balance it.

Grounding: chocolateA deep note at L* 25, 30 points from the 55 of Sirocca, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Sirocca (hue 64°).

Aged brassA second warm metal in a worn finish, so the brass beside Revere Pewter walls never looks new and loud.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Sirocca at LRV 23 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Sirocca.

Living roomRevere Pewter walls, Greek Villa trim and crown, a patterned rug in graphite and chocolate on Sirocca, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps.
KitchenCascades on the island, Greek Villa cabinets, aged brass knobs, Sirocca underfoot.
Dining roomSea Salt walls, a table in a charcoal wood, chairs in oatmeal, an unlacquered brass chandelier.
BedroomRevere Pewter walls, oatmeal bedding, a graphite throw, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Sirocca: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 23, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Sirocca: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 0.9 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Pink or peach beige walls: they pull more orange out of the amber undertone of Sirocca (hue 64°).

Questions

About Sirocca and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Sirocca flooring?

Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1): its undertone leans green (hue 95°), which quiets the orange in Sirocca (hue 64°) instead of echoing it. It sits 33 LRV points from the floor (LRV 23), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, LRV 63.2).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Sirocca?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 62 points over Sirocca in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What accent color goes with Sirocca?

Cascades (Sherwin-Williams SW 7623, LRV 4.2): deep and cool, about 133° around the color wheel from Sirocca and 18 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Cascades, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 23 sits between the two (4 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Sirocca?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Heritage Brown stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Weathered Oak sample is only 0.9 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Sirocca?

Living room: Revere Pewter walls, Greek Villa trim and crown, a patterned rug in graphite and chocolate on Sirocca, furniture in a charcoal wood, unlacquered brass lamps. Kitchen: Cascades on the island, Greek Villa cabinets, aged brass knobs, Sirocca underfoot.

Is Sirocca a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 23 and L* 55, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 23, Sirocca is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

What colors should I avoid with Sirocca?

Walls at the lightness of Sirocca: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 2 points from its LRV of 23, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Sirocca: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 0.9 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 23, Sirocca is a mid tone: it holds its color in a sunny room and hides everyday dust and pet hair better than a very dark or very light floor.

At 5 inches a board, Sirocca lays about 29 boards across a 12 foot room.

Engineered hardwood: living spaces and bedrooms on every level, kept out of full baths.

HardnessBlack walnut: Janka 1,010 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.

Sirocca is lighter than 56 percent of the 1,744 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 59 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: EraLRV 12, measured the same way, against 23 for Sirocca.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Coffee Oak, Shaw Floors Briard, only 1.2 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Weathered Oak (0.9 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Sirocca, the specifications
Width	5 in
Thickness	5/8"
Edge	Micro bevel
Installation	Glue
Species	Walnut
Construction	Engineered
Carton	9.85 sq ft

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Sirocca

Revival Walnut Herringbone · AA833-17045

Engineered hardwood · Walnut · 5 in

$9.49 per sq ft · $93.48 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Sirocca: 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.