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Winter Grey in a Japandi room

Winter Grey from the Legacy Flooring Collection Toucan 7 in line is a light vinyl plank with a soft greige undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 46). Here it is with Swiss Coffee walls, Greek Villa trim, and Retreat as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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Winter Grey 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.

Winter Grey 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.

Winter Grey vinyl plank flooring in the kitchen of our 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.

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WallsSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

TrimGreek VillaSW 7551 · LRV 84

Deep noteRetreatSW 6207 · LRV 21

WoodA honey toneLike our Golden Pecan sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 46
Lightness L*: 73
Undertone: Greige
Hue: 89°

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.

Winter Grey has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.3 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

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +36 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Winter Grey (hue 103° against its 89°).

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Or walls

Creamy Sherwin-Williams SW 7012 · LRV 81.2 · +35 from the floor

A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Winter Grey (hue 89° against its 89°).

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Trim and ceilings

Greek Villa Sherwin-Williams SW 7551 · LRV 84.2 · +38 from the floor

38 points over Winter Grey in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

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The deep note

Retreat Sherwin-Williams SW 6207 · LRV 20.9 · -25 from the floor

Deep and quiet, 25 points darker than Winter Grey in LRV, a frame for a greige floor.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Retreat, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 46 sits between the two (21 and 84).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Winter Grey	Legacy Flooring Collection Toucan 7 in	46
Walls	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+36
Or walls	Creamy	Sherwin-Williams SW 7012	81.2	+35
Trim and ceilings	Greek Villa	Sherwin-Williams SW 7551	84.2	+38
The deep note	Retreat	Sherwin-Williams SW 6207	20.9	-25

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a honey toneAbout 20 points darker than Winter Grey in L* (53 against 73), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Golden Pecan stain sample.

A step lighter: black or painted piecesWinter Grey is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 73), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: graphite4 in chroma, half the warmth of Winter Grey (10), and 34 points darker in L*.

Across the wheel: slate blueHue 269°, straight across the color wheel from the 89° of Winter Grey, softened to balance it.

Grounding: pewterA deep note at L* 43, 30 points from the 73 of Winter Grey, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Winter Grey at LRV 46 it gives the room its outline.

Champagne bronzeA warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Winter Grey (hue 89°).

Brushed nickelA soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Winter Grey.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Winter Grey.

Living roomSwiss Coffee walls and Greek Villa trim, black or painted a low table on Winter Grey, a graphite rug, one slate blue cushion.
KitchenGreek Villa cabinets, Retreat on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Winter Grey underfoot.
BedroomCreamy walls, a low bed in a honey tone, graphite linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
EntryBlack or painted a bench, a pewter mat on Winter Grey, brushed nickel hooks.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Winter Grey: Balanced Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7037, LRV 45.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 46, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Winter Grey turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

Questions

About Winter Grey and color, answered from the numbers above.

What wall color goes with Winter Grey flooring?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): a warm white or greige in the same soft family as Winter Grey (hue 103° against its 89°). It sits 36 LRV points from the floor (LRV 46), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Creamy (Sherwin-Williams SW 7012, LRV 81.2).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Winter Grey?

Greek Villa (Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, LRV 84.2): 38 points over Winter Grey in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.3) to read white, not blue, beside its greige undertone.

What accent color goes with Winter Grey?

Retreat (Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, LRV 20.9): deep and quiet, 25 points darker than Winter Grey in LRV, a frame for a greige floor. Lower cabinets or an island in Retreat, uppers and trim in Greek Villa. The floor at LRV 46 sits between the two (21 and 84).

What wood furniture goes with Winter Grey?

Contrast, not a match: a step darker: a honey tone (like our Golden Pecan stain sample), or a step lighter: black or painted pieces.

How do I put a room together around Winter Grey?

Living room: Swiss Coffee walls and Greek Villa trim, black or painted a low table on Winter Grey, a graphite rug, one slate blue cushion. Kitchen: Greek Villa cabinets, Retreat on the island or one wall, matte black pulls, Winter Grey underfoot.

Is Winter Grey a light or a dark floor?

Light: LRV 46 and L* 73, measured from its own picture, with a soft greige undertone. At LRV 46, Winter Grey is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

What colors should I avoid with Winter Grey?

Walls at the lightness of Winter Grey: Balanced Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7037, LRV 45.6) sits within a point of its LRV of 46, so wall and floor would blur into one. Stark blue whites everywhere: a greige floor like Winter Grey turns muddy beside them. Keep the whites a little warm.

The room it suits

Light, size and wear, from the floor's own record.

At LRV 46, Winter Grey is light: it bounces light back into the room, suits north facing rooms, basements and small rooms, and shows dark grit more than lint.

At 7.2 inches a board, Winter Grey lays about 20 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Winter Grey 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.

One of our most-asked-for floors: estimated 2 times, chosen 2 times since 2024.

Winter Grey is lighter than 88 percent of the 1,198 vinyl floors we carry, measured the same way, and warmer than 29 percent of them.

A step lighter in the same line: New TuskLRV 58, measured the same way, against 46 for Winter Grey.

A step darker in the same line: Del MarLRV 40, measured the same way, against 46 for Winter Grey.

The same look in real wood: Ivy Point, Legacy Flooring Collection Brentwood Hills, only 2.2 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Country White (7.0 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Winter Grey, the specifications
Width	7.2 in
Thickness	7.0 mm
Wear layer	20 mil
Core	SPC
Construction	SPC Rigid Core Waterproof Vinyl
Carton	21.63 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Legacy Flooring Collection

Winter Grey

Toucan 7 in · W9082

Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7.2 in

Winter Grey: 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.