The floor finish is the reference
Judge Dried Thyme against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is butcher block and aged brass. Dried Thyme's green with a blue note supports a muted cabinet direction, backed by the manufacturer's own cabinetry suggestion.
Butcher block is both a broad warm surface and a horizontal light reflector, making the board below its edge especially informative.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Check the outline between Dried Thyme and the darkest part of the floor or wood furniture. Deep paint and dark timber may lose separation in evening light. Decide whether that continuous dark effect is intended, or whether a lighter painted boundary would give the room clearer structure.
Dried Thyme has an LRV of 21; Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog SW-9130 is 30. The difference is 9 points, with Evergreen Fog returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Dried Thyme
Compare a vertical cabinet board under the counter overhang before extending the color to every cabinet. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Dried Thyme 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 Dried Thyme SW-6186. The recorded LRV is 21. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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