The floor finish is the reference
Judge Stone Hearth against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is travertine and walnut furniture. Stone Hearth is lighter than Pashmina but deeper than Smokey Taupe, offering a specific step within a stony neutral shortlist.
Travertine and walnut already add texture and weight, so the wall should keep their shapes readable in shade.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use Stone Hearth and Pashmina to clarify the wood-floor choice against travertine and walnut furniture. Keep the sample edges touching the fixed material, and cover one color before judging the other. Near-neutrals can look noticeably different side by side; the final choice still needs to work on its own. Record the specific relationship you prefer, such as a clearer trim outline or a quieter connection to the floor.
Stone Hearth has an LRV of 48.45; Benjamin Moore Pashmina AF-100 is 44.2. The difference is 4.25 points, with Stone Hearth returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Stone Hearth
Read the stone and wall in shade; preserve a visible boundary where two substantial neutrals meet. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep the Stone Hearth board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Stone Hearth 984. The recorded LRV is 48.45. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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