The floor finish is the reference
Judge Pashmina against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is cream wool and dark walnut. Pashmina is materially deeper than the pale greiges, making an enveloping neutral effect a more realistic goal than brightness.
Walnut and a mid-depth wall may merge in shade, while cream wool offers a larger, softer contrast than small metallic accessories.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use Pashmina and Stone Hearth to clarify the wood-floor choice against cream wool and dark walnut. 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.
Pashmina has an LRV of 44.2; Benjamin Moore Stone Hearth 984 is 48.45. The difference is 4.25 points, with Stone Hearth returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Pashmina
Approve the shaded corner first; choose the richness deliberately rather than trying to brighten a dim room with this color. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep the Pashmina 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 Pashmina AF-100. The recorded LRV is 44.2. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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