# Wheat in a warm modern room

Wheat from the Stanton Oakdale line is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone (LRV 23, measured from its own picture). Here it is with Agreeable Gray walls, Greek Villa trim, and Naval as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

A vision board by Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480, 973-728-9717. AI assisted: the rooms are AI generated, simulated photos; the floor, the paint colors and every number are real.
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## The floor
- Wheat, Stanton Oakdale: Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 9 in (SKU 60502)
- Price: $3.75 per sq ft · $86.10 a carton. Material only. Delivery and installation extra.
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/stanton/oakdale/wheat

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 23
- CIELAB (D65): L* 54.8, a* 5.7, b* 24.5, chroma 25.2, hue 77 degrees
- Undertone: a golden undertone, warm without leaning red
- Wheat has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.7 in L*): calm, but not flat.

## Paint
- Walls: Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7029, LRV 60.4, +37.7 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 87°), so Wheat stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/neutral-paint-colors/sw7029-agreeable-gray/
- Or walls: Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, LRV 55.1, +32.4 from the floor). A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 95°), so Wheat stays golden without turning yellow. Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/hc-172/revere-pewter
- Trim and ceilings: Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2). 62 points over Wheat in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7551-greek-villa/
- Deep note: Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, LRV 4.5). Deep and cool, about 174° around the color wheel from Wheat and 18 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/blue-paint-colors/sw6244-naval/
- Lower cabinets or an island in Naval, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 23 sits between the two (5 and 84).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a charcoal wood, like our Heritage Brown stain sample. About 20 points darker than Wheat in L* (35 against 55), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: a pale, bleached wood, like our Country White stain sample. About 17 points lighter than Wheat in L* (72 against 55).
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: oatmeal (#dcccba). 11 in chroma, half the warmth of Wheat (25), and 28 points lighter in L*.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: graphite (#3b4a57). Hue 257°, straight across the color wheel from the 77° of Wheat, softened to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: chocolate (#43392e). A deep note at L* 25, 30 points from the 55 of Wheat, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: aged brass. A warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Wheat (hue 77°).
- Metal: unlacquered brass. Left unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Agreeable Gray walls.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone; beside Wheat at LRV 23 it gives the room its outline.

## Room by room
- Living room: Agreeable Gray walls and Greek Villa trim around Wheat, an oatmeal rug with a chocolate border, a coffee table in a charcoal wood, aged brass lamps.
- Kitchen: Naval on the island or the lower cabinets, Greek Villa uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Wheat underfoot.
- Bedroom: Revere Pewter walls, bedding in oatmeal with one graphite pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
- Entry: A chocolate runner on Wheat, Naval on the front door, a matte black mirror.

## What to avoid
- Walls at the lightness of Wheat: 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 Wheat: a tone like our Weathered Oak sample, 5.0 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
- Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Wheat (hue 77°).

## The room it suits
- At LRV 23, Wheat 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, Wheat lays about 16 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.
- Wheat is waterproof, so it belongs in kitchens, baths, mudrooms and basements as well as living spaces.
- Core: SPC, a rigid stone polymer core (firm underfoot and resists dents from furniture)
- Water: Waterproof (the maker's word) (wet mopping is fine; a flood is not)

## Sources
- 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.