Vision board · Warm modern

Slate in a warm modern room

Slate, from the Legacy Flooring Collection Milford line, is a mid dark white oak hardwood with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 18). It’s shown with Colonnade Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Upward on the cabinets, chosen by the numbers.

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Slate hardwood 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.

Slate 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.

Slate 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.

12 in

WallsColonnade GraySW 7641 · LRV 53

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

CabinetsUpwardSW 6239 · LRV 57

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Ebony sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 18
Lightness L*: 49
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 68°

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.

Slate has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.8 in L*): calm, but not flat.

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

Colonnade Gray Sherwin-Williams SW 7641 · LRV 53 · +36 from the floor

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

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Or walls

Revere Pewter Benjamin Moore HC-172 · LRV 55.1 · +38 from the floor

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

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +67 from the floor

67 points over Slate 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 · +40 from the floor

A light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Slate (a 40 point step in LRV).

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Cabinets in Upward 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	Slate	Legacy Flooring Collection Milford	18
Walls	Colonnade Gray	Sherwin-Williams SW 7641	53	+36
Or walls	Revere Pewter	Benjamin Moore HC-172	55.1	+38
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+67
Cabinets	Upward	Sherwin-Williams SW 6239	57.4	+40

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 20 points darker than Slate in L* (29 against 49), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Ebony stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 18 points lighter than Slate in L* (67 against 49). Like our Natural stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: dove gray7 in chroma, half the warmth of Slate (16), and 28 points lighter in L*.

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

Grounding: espressoA deep note at L* 20, 29 points from the 49 of Slate, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

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

Unlacquered brassLeft unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Colonnade Gray walls.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Slate at LRV 18 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Slate.

Living roomColonnade Gray walls and Greek Villa trim around Slate, a dove gray rug with an espresso border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenCabinets in Upward so they float off Slate, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.
BedroomRevere Pewter walls, bedding in dove gray with one mist blue pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
EntryAn espresso runner on Slate, Upward on the front door, a matte black mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Slate: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Slate: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 2.7 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Slate (hue 68°).

Questions

About Slate and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Slate flooring?

Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, LRV 53): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Slate stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 36 LRV points from the floor (LRV 18), 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 Slate?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 67 points over Slate in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What cabinet color goes with Slate?

Upward (Sherwin-Williams SW 6239, LRV 57.4): a light color with some life in it, so cabinets float off Slate (a 40 point step in LRV). Cabinets in Upward or Greek Villa: a dark floor needs light cabinets to float above it.

What wood furniture goes with Slate?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a charcoal wood (like our Ebony stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Natural stain sample). A wood like our Warm Gray sample is only 2.7 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Slate?

Living room: Colonnade Gray walls and Greek Villa trim around Slate, a dove gray rug with an espresso border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Cabinets in Upward so they float off Slate, Greek Villa walls and trim, unlacquered brass pulls.

Is Slate a light or a dark floor?

Mid dark: LRV 18 and L* 49, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 18, Slate 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 Slate?

Walls at the lightness of Slate: Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, LRV 17.4) sits within a point of its LRV of 18, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Slate: a tone like our Warm Gray sample, 2.7 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 18, Slate 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 7.5 inches a board, Slate lays about 20 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.

HardnessWhite oak: Janka 1,360 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
ConstructionEngineered hardwoodA real wood face over a stable core, so it moves less with the seasons.
FinishUrethane Finish

From the floor's own record

What only this floor's data can say.

Slate is lighter than 46 percent of the 1,739 hardwood floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 25 percent of them.

A step darker in the same line: DriftwoodLRV 12, measured the same way, against 18 for Slate.

The same look in waterproof vinyl or laminate: Pavo, Shaw Floors Serendipity, only 1.0 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Warm Gray (2.7 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Slate, the specifications
Width	7.5 in
Finish	Urethane Finish
Species	White oak
Construction	Engineered Hardwood

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Slate

Milford · W7622

Engineered hardwood · White oak · 7.5 in

Slate: 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.