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Weathered Oak in a warm modern room

Weathered Oak from the COREtec Restored Era line is a mid tone vinyl plank with an amber undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 24). It pairs here with Cloud White walls, Greek Villa trim, and Hale Navy as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Weathered Oak vinyl plank flooring in the family room of our 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.

Weathered Oak vinyl plank flooring in the great room of our 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.

Weathered Oak vinyl plank flooring in the living room of our Cape with the dormers. CutPile Photoreal Rendering, an AI generated, simulated photo. — AI generated, simulated photo. Living room in daylight, The Cape with the dormers.

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WallsCloud WhiteBM OC-130 · LRV 85

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteHale NavyBM HC-154 · LRV 8

WoodA charcoal woodLike our Heritage Brown sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 24
Lightness L*: 56
Undertone: Amber
Hue: 62°

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.

Weathered Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.0 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

Cloud White Benjamin Moore OC-130 · LRV 85.1 · +61 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 106°), which quiets the orange in Weathered Oak (hue 62°) instead of echoing it.

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Or walls

Sea Salt Sherwin-Williams SW 6204 · LRV 63.2 · +39 from the floor

Its undertone leans green (hue 133°), which quiets the orange in Weathered Oak (hue 62°) instead of echoing it.

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +60 from the floor

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

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The deep note

Hale Navy Benjamin Moore HC-154 · LRV 8.4 · -16 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 156° around the color wheel from Weathered Oak and 16 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (8 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Weathered Oak	COREtec Restored Era	24
Walls	Cloud White	Benjamin Moore OC-130	85.1	+61
Or walls	Sea Salt	Sherwin-Williams SW 6204	63.2	+39
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+60
The deep note	Hale Navy	Benjamin Moore HC-154	8.4	-16

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a charcoal woodAbout 22 points darker than Weathered Oak in L* (35 against 56), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Heritage Brown stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 15 points lighter than Weathered Oak in L* (72 against 56). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

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

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 242°, straight across the color wheel from the 62° of Weathered Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: chocolateA deep note at L* 26, 30 points from the 56 of Weathered Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Weathered Oak (hue 62°).

Unlacquered brassA warm metal that agrees with the amber undertone of Weathered Oak (hue 62°).

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Weathered Oak at LRV 24 it gives the room its outline.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Weathered Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Weathered Oak: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 1.1 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 Weathered Oak (hue 62°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Weathered Oak flooring?

Cloud White (Benjamin Moore OC-130, LRV 85.1): its undertone leans green (hue 106°), which quiets the orange in Weathered Oak (hue 62°) instead of echoing it. It sits 61 LRV points from the floor (LRV 24), 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 Weathered Oak?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 60 points over Weathered Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its amber undertone.

What accent color goes with Weathered Oak?

Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, LRV 8.4): deep and cool, about 156° around the color wheel from Weathered Oak and 16 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Hale Navy, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 24 sits between the two (8 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Weathered Oak?

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 1.1 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

Is Weathered Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 24 and L* 56, measured from its own picture, with an amber undertone. At LRV 24, Weathered 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 Weathered Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Weathered Oak: Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9) sits 3 points from its LRV of 24, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Weathered Oak: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 1.1 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 24, Weathered 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 7 inches a board, Weathered Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Weathered Oak is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.

Wear layer22 milAbout 0.56 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic.
CoreWPC, a wood plastic composite coreA little softer and quieter underfoot.
FinishUV Acrylic
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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 8 times since 2022.

Weathered Oak is lighter than 46 percent of the 1,197 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 88 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: Sorrel OakLRV 36, measured the same way, against 24 for Weathered Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Vintage OakLRV 17, measured the same way, against 24 for Weathered Oak.

The same look in real wood: Wilderness Retreat, Robbins Nature's Canvas Gold 7-1/2" Hickory, only 1.0 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Weathered Oak (1.1 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Weathered Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.314"
Wear layer	22 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Pressed bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	23.49 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Weathered Oak

Restored Era · CR502-02076

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$6.89 per sq ft · $161.85 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Weathered 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.