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Zawn Oak in a warm modern room

Zawn Oak, from the COREtec CT HD 7x60 INTG line, is a mid tone vinyl plank with a golden undertone (measured from its own picture: LRV 27). Here it is with Gray Owl walls, Swiss Coffee trim and Still Water as the deep note, chosen by the numbers.

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12 in

WallsGray OwlBM OC-52 · LRV 65

TrimSwiss CoffeeBM OC-45 · LRV 82

Deep noteStill WaterSW 6223 · LRV 10

WoodA mid brown woodLike our Chestnut sample

The floor, measured

Read from its own picture, not from a name.

LRV: 27
Lightness L*: 59
Undertone: Golden
Hue: 71°

A golden undertone, warm without leaning red. 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.

Zawn Oak has a gentle movement from board to board (a spread of 1.8 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

Gray Owl Benjamin Moore OC-52 · LRV 64.5 · +37 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 115°), so Zawn Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Or walls

Dover White Sherwin-Williams SW 6385 · LRV 82.5 · +55 from the floor

A soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 93°), so Zawn Oak stays golden without turning yellow.

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Trim and ceilings

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore OC-45 · LRV 81.9 · +55 from the floor

55 points over Zawn Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

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The deep note

Still Water Sherwin-Williams SW 6223 · LRV 10.1 · -17 from the floor

Deep and cool, about 137° around the color wheel from Zawn Oak and 17 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer.

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Lower cabinets or an island in Still Water, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 27 sits between the two (10 and 82).

The palette, by the numbers
Role	Color	Maker and code	LRV	From the floor
Floor	Zawn Oak	COREtec CT HD 7x60 INTG	27
Walls	Gray Owl	Benjamin Moore OC-52	64.5	+37
Or walls	Dover White	Sherwin-Williams SW 6385	82.5	+55
Trim and ceilings	Swiss Coffee	Benjamin Moore OC-45	81.9	+55
The deep note	Still Water	Sherwin-Williams SW 6223	10.1	-17

Wood, rugs and metals

Contrast, not a match.

Wood furniture

A step darker: a mid brown woodAbout 21 points darker than Zawn Oak in L* (38 against 59), far enough to read as a choice. Like our Chestnut stain sample.

A step lighter: a pale, bleached woodAbout 13 points lighter than Zawn Oak in L* (72 against 59). Like our Country White stain sample.

Rugs and fabric

Tone on tone: linen10 in chroma, half the warmth of Zawn Oak (22), and 28 points lighter in L*.

Across the wheel: graphiteHue 251°, straight across the color wheel from the 71° of Zawn Oak, softened to balance it.

Grounding: walnut brownA deep note at L* 29, 30 points from the 59 of Zawn Oak, so a rug keeps its edge.

Metals

Aged brassA warm metal that agrees with the golden undertone of Zawn Oak (hue 71°).

Unlacquered brassLeft unsealed, it darkens with handling to a softer warm tone beside Gray Owl walls.

Matte blackBlack works with every undertone; beside Zawn Oak at LRV 27 it gives the room its outline.

Room by room

The palette put to work around Zawn Oak.

Living roomGray Owl walls and Swiss Coffee trim around Zawn Oak, a linen rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps.
KitchenStill Water on the island or the lower cabinets, Swiss Coffee uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Zawn Oak underfoot.
BedroomDover White walls, bedding in linen with one graphite pillow, nightstands in a pale, bleached wood.
EntryA walnut brown runner on Zawn Oak, Still Water on the front door, a matte black mirror.

What to avoid

The near misses, by the numbers.

Walls at the lightness of Zawn Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 3 points from its LRV of 27, so wall and floor would blur into one.
Wood that almost matches Zawn Oak: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 2.8 apart (CIEDE2000), reads as a near miss. Go clearly darker or lighter.
Walls that lean yellow: yellow on yellow flattens the golden undertone of Zawn Oak (hue 71°).

Questions

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

What wall color goes with Zawn Oak flooring?

Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, LRV 64.5): a soft neutral with a touch of warmth (hue 115°), so Zawn Oak stays golden without turning yellow. It sits 37 LRV points from the floor (LRV 27), more than the 30 points that keep a wall and a floor reading apart. Or Dover White (Sherwin-Williams SW 6385, LRV 82.5).

What trim and ceiling color goes with Zawn Oak?

Swiss Coffee (Benjamin Moore OC-45, LRV 81.9): 55 points over Zawn Oak in LRV and warm enough (chroma 5.7) to read white, not blue, beside its golden undertone.

What accent color goes with Zawn Oak?

Still Water (Sherwin-Williams SW 6223, LRV 10.1): deep and cool, about 137° around the color wheel from Zawn Oak and 17 points darker in LRV, so each makes the other look richer. Lower cabinets or an island in Still Water, uppers and trim in Swiss Coffee. The floor at LRV 27 sits between the two (10 and 82).

What wood furniture goes with Zawn 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 Silvered Gray sample is only 2.8 apart (CIEDE2000) and reads as a near miss.

How do I put a room together around Zawn Oak?

Living room: Gray Owl walls and Swiss Coffee trim around Zawn Oak, a linen rug with a walnut brown border, a coffee table in a mid brown wood, aged brass lamps. Kitchen: Still Water on the island or the lower cabinets, Swiss Coffee uppers, unlacquered brass pulls, Zawn Oak underfoot.

Is Zawn Oak a light or a dark floor?

Mid tone: LRV 27 and L* 59, measured from its own picture, with a golden undertone. At LRV 27, Zawn 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 Zawn Oak?

Walls at the lightness of Zawn Oak: Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, LRV 30.4) sits 3 points from its LRV of 27, so wall and floor would blur into one. Wood that almost matches Zawn Oak: a tone like our Silvered Gray sample, 2.8 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 27, Zawn 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, Zawn Oak lays about 21 boards across a 12 foot room, so the room reads open with few seams.

Zawn 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.
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 4 times, chosen 2 times since 2024.

Zawn Oak is lighter than 53 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: Allegiant WalnutLRV 31, measured the same way, against 27 for Zawn Oak.

A step darker in the same line: Irene WalnutLRV 18, measured the same way, against 27 for Zawn Oak.

The same look in real wood: Woodland, Mullican Mystic Grove 3", only 0.7 apart in color (CIEDE2000).

To get this color on an oak floor you already have, the nearest of our stains is Silvered Gray (2.8 apart, CIEDE2000, from our own photographs on red oak).

Zawn Oak, the specifications
Width	7 in
Thickness	0.295"
Wear layer	20 mil
Finish	UV Acrylic
Edge	Pressed bevel
Installation	Floating or direct glue
Core	WPC
Construction	COREtec Residential WPC
Carton	23.43 sq ft
Water	Waterproof (the maker's word)

The floor

Every color, price and detail on its own page.

Zawn Oak

CT HD 7x60 INTG · VV735-04021

Waterproof vinyl plank · WPC · 7 in

$8.19 per sq ft · $191.89 a carton

Material only. Delivery and installation extra.

Zawn 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.