# 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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## The floor
- Winter Grey, Legacy Flooring Collection Toucan 7 in: Waterproof vinyl plank · SPC · 7.2 in (SKU W9082)
- Every color and detail: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/legacy/toucan-7-in/winter-grey

## Measured from its own picture
- LRV (light reflectance value, 0 black to 100 white): 46
- CIELAB (D65): L* 73.4, a* 0.2, b* 9.6, chroma 9.6, hue 88.8 degrees
- Undertone: a greige: soft gray with a little warmth
- Winter Grey has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 2.3 in L*): calm, but not flat.

## Paint
- Walls: Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9, +36.1 from the floor). A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Winter Grey (hue 103° against its 89°). Source: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/oc-45/swiss-coffee
- Or walls: Creamy (Sherwin-Williams SW 7012, LRV 81.2, +35.4 from the floor). A warm white or greige in the same soft family as Winter Grey (hue 89° against its 89°). Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7012-creamy/
- Trim and ceilings: 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. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/white-paint-colors/sw7551-greek-villa/
- Deep note: 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. Source: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/green-paint-colors/sw6207-retreat/
- 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).

## Wood, rugs and metals
- Wood a step darker: a honey tone, like our Golden Pecan stain sample. About 20 points darker than Winter Grey in L* (53 against 73), far enough to read as a choice.
- Wood a step lighter: black or painted pieces. Winter Grey is lighter than any wood stain we photographed (L* 73), so contrast comes from black, painted or upholstered pieces.
- Rug or fabric, tone on tone: graphite (#605c56). 4 in chroma, half the warmth of Winter Grey (10), and 34 points darker in L*.
- Rug or fabric, across the wheel: slate blue (#6c7686). Hue 269°, straight across the color wheel from the 89° of Winter Grey, softened to balance it.
- Rug or fabric, grounding: pewter (#696661). A deep note at L* 43, 30 points from the 73 of Winter Grey, so a rug keeps its edge.
- Metal: matte black. Black works with every undertone; beside Winter Grey at LRV 46 it gives the room its outline.
- Metal: champagne bronze. A warm metal that agrees with the greige undertone of Winter Grey (hue 89°).
- Metal: brushed nickel. A soft satin nickel, quieter than chrome, for the greige of Winter Grey.

## Room by room
- 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.
- Bedroom: Creamy walls, a low bed in a honey tone, graphite linen, champagne bronze in small doses.
- Entry: Black or painted a bench, a pewter mat on Winter Grey, brushed nickel hooks.

## What to avoid
- 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
- 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 layer: 20 mil (about 0.51 mm of clear protection over the printed wood, the part that takes the traffic)
- 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.