The floor finish is the reference
Judge Dorian Gray against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is ivory upholstery and dark wood. Dorian Gray adds substantial depth compared with Mindful Gray, while retaining a brown influence in the gray.
Ivory upholstery can become more defined against it, but dark wood at the room edge needs its own separation check.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use Dorian Gray and Mindful Gray to clarify the wood-floor choice against ivory upholstery and dark wood. 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.
Dorian Gray has an LRV of 39; Sherwin-Williams Mindful Gray SW-7016 is 48. The difference is 9 points, with Mindful Gray returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Dorian Gray
Retain the stronger wall only if it improves separation; compare the adjacent room from the doorway. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep the Dorian Gray 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: Sherwin-Williams Dorian Gray SW-7017. The recorded LRV is 39. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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