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Smokey Oak in a Japandi room

Smokey Oak from the Legacy Flooring Collection Toucan 9 in line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 26). It’s shown with Crushed Ice walls, Greek Villa trim and Lafayette Green as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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12 in

WallsCrushed IceSW 7647 · LRV 66

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteLafayette GreenBM HC-135 · LRV 11

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Chestnut sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 26
Lightness L*: 58
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 76°

A greige: soft gray with a little warmth. 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.

Smokey Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.9 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

Crushed Ice Sherwin-Williams SW 7647 · LRV 65.5 · +40 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Smokey Oak (hue 93° against its 76°).

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Or walls

Edgecomb Gray Benjamin Moore HC-173 · LRV 63.1 · +37 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Smokey Oak (hue 94° against its 76°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +58 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Lafayette Green Benjamin Moore HC-135 · LRV 10.5 · -15 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Smokey Oak in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Lafayette Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (11 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Smokey Oak	Legacy Flooring Collection Toucan 9 in	26
Walls	Crushed Ice	Sherwin-Williams SW 7647	65.5	+40
Or walls	Edgecomb Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-173	63.1	+37
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+58
The deep note	Lafayette Green	Benjamin Moore HC-135	10.5	-15

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 19 points darker than Smokey Oak in L* (38 against 58), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Chestnut stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 14 points lighter than Smokey Oak in L* (72 against 58). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: fog gray5 in chroma, half the warmth of Smokey Oak (11), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 256°, straight across the color wheel from the 76° of Smokey Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: charcoalA deep note at L* 28, 30 points from the 58 of Smokey Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Smokey Oak at LRV 26 it gives the room its outline.

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Smokey Oak (hue 76°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Smokey Oak.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Smokey Oak.

Living roomCrushed Ice walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Smokey Oak, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion.
KitchenGreek Villa cabinets, Lafayette Green on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Smokey Oak underfoot.
BedroomEdgecomb Gray walls, a low bed in a mid brown wood, fog gray linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
EntryA bench in a pale, bleached wood, a charcoal mat on Smokey Oak, brushed nickel hooks.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Smokey Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 5 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Smokey Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 6.1 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Smokey Oak turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Smokey Oak flooring?

Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, LRV 65.5): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Smokey Oak (hue 93° against its 76°). It sits 40 LRV points from the floor (LRV 26), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Edgecomb Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-173, LRV 63.1).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Smokey Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 58 points over Smokey Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Smokey Oak?

Lafayette Green (Benjamin Moore HC-135, LRV 10.5): deep and quiet, 15 points darker than Smokey Oak in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Lafayette Green, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 26 sits between the two (11 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Smokey Oak?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a mid brown wood (like our Chestnut stain sample), or a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood (like our Country White stain sample). A wood like our Rustic Beige sample is only 6.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Smokey Oak?

Living room: Crushed Ice walls and Greek Villa trim, a low table in a pale, bleached wood on Smokey Oak, a fog gray rug, one graphite cushion. Kitchen: Greek Villa cabinets, Lafayette Green on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Smokey Oak underfoot.

Is Smokey Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 26 and L* 58, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 26, Smokey Oak 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 Smokey Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Smokey Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 5 points from its LRV of 26, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Smokey Oak: a tone like our Rustic Beige sample, 6.1 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 26, Smokey Oak 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 9 inches a board, Smokey Oak lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Smokey 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.
CoreSPC, a rigid stone polymer coreFirm underfoot and resists dents from furniture.
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.

Smokey Oak is lighter than 50 percent of the 1,202 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 34 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Harbor GreyLRV 29, measured the same way, against 26 for Smokey Oak.

A step darker in the same line: LionLRV 21, measured the same way, against 26 for Smokey Oak.

The same look in real wood: Marble, Shaw Floors Liberty Oak, only 1.9 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Rustic Beige (6.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Smokey Oak, the specifications
Width	9 in
Thickness	6.0 mm
Wear layer	20 mil
Core	SPC
Construction	SPC Rigid Core Waterproof Vinyl
Carton	30.1 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Smokey Oak

Toucan 9 in · W8398

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 9 in

$4.25 per sq ft · $127.93 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Smokey Oak: 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.

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.