Every MSI XL Ashton Color (2026): The 60-Inch Long-Plank Lineup
Nine-inch-wide, 60-inch-long planks at the value tier. Five colors on a 4.4mm SPC core with a 6 mil wear layer, and a longer board that means fewer joints across an open room.
At a Glance: The XL Ashton Lineup
| Color | Color Family | Designer's Note | Shop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Loton Hill | Gray | Soft greige gray with a warm undertone. Drawn from a modern, current take on warm-gray oak. Soft, current, flattering. | View Product → |
 | York Gray | Gray | Deeper warm gray with real movement. In the style of weathered oak with cooler undertones. Anchored, modern, stylized. | View Product → |
 | Bergen Hills | Brown | Warm brown with real knot detail and honest texture. Resembles reclaimed-style oak. Honest, rustic, forgiving. | View Product → |
 | Colston Park | Brown | Warm mid-brown with quiet, even grain. Reminiscent of a clean, livable oak. Easygoing, warm, welcoming. | View Product → |
 | Maracay Brown | Brown | Deeper amber-brown with warm undertones. Captures the look of richer mid-stained hardwood. Warm, substantial, classic. | View Product → |
Long Planks Used to Be a Premium Feature
For most of the past decade, the easiest way to spot a premium vinyl floor was to count the joints. Premium collections, such as CALI Longboards at 70 inches and the top-tier European imports, ran 60 and 70-inch planks. Everything below that ceiling lived at 48 inches, where the joint count multiplied and the shorter format was the visible giveaway.
XL Ashton breaks that pattern. The collection runs the same 4.4mm SPC core and 6 mil wear layer that defines the rest of the value tier, but stretches the plank format out to 9 inches wide by 60 inches long, the kind of dimension that used to live exclusively in the premium category. The result is a value-tier floor that reads, at a glance, like a much more expensive product. Fewer end joints. Longer continuous grain across an open-plan room. A more refined visual that holds up to comparison against floors at twice the price.
For the value-conscious buyer, that is the design news. The trade-off is in the wear layer. At 6 mil, XL Ashton is rated for everyday residential rather than the heavy-residential or light-commercial use that 20 mil collections handle, but for owner-occupied homes that want the look without the premium price tag, this is one of the cleanest value plays in MSI's current catalog.
Five colors across the brown and gray families, all in the one 60-inch plank format. Below is every active XL Ashton color, how it actually looks in a real room, the styles it pairs with, and the cabinetry and walls that work with each one.
XL Ashton at a Glance
- Construction: 4.4mm SPC rigid core with attached pad
- Wear Layer: 6 mil (entry-level residential)
- Plank Format: 9″ × 60″, the value-tier long-plank
- Waterproof: Yes, fully waterproof SPC core
- Warranty: 25-Year Limited Residential
- Active Colors: 5 across brown and gray families
The Colors, One by One
All five XL Ashton colors, each described by how it actually looks across a 60-inch plank and the cabinetry, trim, and light it sits best against.
Loton Hill
Loton Hill is the warmer of the two grays in XL Ashton - a soft, light greige with enough tan and honey movement to keep it from drifting into the cold-gray territory that has dated so much of the past decade's vinyl flooring. The base reads as a contemporary, slightly desaturated oak; the gray sits over the top as an even tone rather than the dominant color. It is the kind of gray that homeowners actually want in 2026 - current, but not stark.
The 60" plank format does more for a lighter color than it does for a dark one. Long planks pull the eye across the room rather than letting it land on visible seams, which is exactly the visual the lighter colors need to feel intentional rather than flat. In a bright, open kitchen or living room, Loton Hill gives a value-tier floor the kind of expansive, modern feel that usually requires spending up into premium tiers.
Best For
Modern interiors, light-filled rooms, and projects that want a warm-leaning gray with more length and presence than a standard plank.
Pairs Well With
White and warm-greige walls, light oak or painted cabinetry, polished nickel or matte-black hardware, soft linen upholstery, and the modern-contemporary palette that runs warm enough to avoid the dated cool-gray look.
York Gray
York Gray is the cooler, more measured gray - a mid-tone neutral with restrained grain movement and just enough subtle grain to keep it from reading as a flat plank. Compared with Loton Hill, York Gray runs slightly deeper and a touch cooler, which makes it the right pick for projects already running cool finishes (white quartz, stainless, chrome) and for builds that want the floor to disappear into the design.
It is one of the most project-friendly colors - broadly appealing, easy to specify, and visually quiet enough that the rest of the room can carry the design. The 60" plank format is what separates York Gray from the dozens of similar mid-grays at the same price tier: a longer plank reads as more intentional, more refined, and more current, especially in contemporary rentals and resale-prep flips where the floor is doing the heavy lifting on perceived value.
Best For
Cool-leaning contemporary interiors, modern kitchens, and rental or resale projects that need a broadly appealing neutral with real visual length.
Pairs Well With
White or pale-greige walls, white shaker or two-tone cabinetry, stainless and chrome hardware, navy or charcoal accent walls, and the kind of clean, modern styling that flatters the widest possible range of furniture.
Bergen Hills
Bergen Hills is the warm mid-brown of the XL Ashton lineup - saturated enough to read as real wood, restrained enough to stay out of the heavy-traditional category. The grain carries visible amber and walnut movement plank-to-plank, which keeps the floor from ever flattening out under direct light. At 60" long, those grain lines run nearly twice as far as a standard 48" plank, and the room reads more refined for it.
It is the kind of brown that flatters more cabinetry tones than most floors at its price tier. Painted white shaker, warm oak, navy, sage, and cream all sit well above it. The deeper warmth also helps hide the everyday scuffs and dust that show more readily on lighter floors - a real consideration for active families and rental turnovers where the floor needs to look settled rather than fragile.
Best For
Warm transitional living rooms, open-plan family spaces, and homes that want a mid-brown anchor without committing to espresso.
Pairs Well With
Painted-white or warm-oak cabinetry, cream and bone walls, brass or aged-bronze fixtures, leather and linen upholstery, and the kind of warm-transitional palette that has replaced the cool-gray look across most of the country.
Colston Park
Colston Park sits a step cleaner than Bergen Hills - a natural mid-brown with more visible grain in the grain and a slightly more even chromatic base. The result is a floor that reads as a quiet, characterful oak rather than a heavy stained brown. It is the option in the XL Ashton lineup that fits the widest range of interior styles, which is why it shows up so often in mixed-style homes and lightly traditional builds.
The 60" plank length matters here more than in the deeper colors. Long planks let the natural color variation in Colston Park run unbroken across an open-plan room, which gives it the visual continuity that wide-plank engineered hardwood is prized for. Pair that with a finished tone that flatters both warm and cool surrounding materials, and Colston Park becomes the safer-but-good choice for projects that have to land cleanly across kitchen, dining, and living areas.
Best For
Family rooms, kitchens, and lightly traditional homes that want a versatile mid-brown with some natural character.
Pairs Well With
Off-white walls, painted shiplap, oak or maple cabinetry, oil-rubbed bronze or brushed nickel hardware, and the casual transitional palette that defines most contemporary American family homes.
Maracay Brown
Maracay Brown is the deepest color in the XL Ashton line - a saturated walnut-leaning brown with real chromatic complexity in the grain. Lighter amber and golden strands run through a deeper coffee-brown base, which gives the floor the visual depth that flat-dark vinyl never has. This is the floor for rooms that want the gravity of dark wood without losing the warmth that keeps dark floors from feeling heavy.
Long planks are the cheat code for darker floors. In a 48" plank, the deeper colors can read busy at the joints; at 60", those joints disappear into the floor and the continuous grain becomes the dominant visual. Maracay Brown works especially well in rooms with enough natural or layered light to keep the depth from closing the space in - bright kitchens with white cabinetry, open living rooms with full windows, formal dining rooms with painted walls.
Best For
Statement living rooms, dark-cabinet kitchens, and interiors that want serious chromatic depth across a long plank.
Pairs Well With
Cream and warm-white walls, brass or polished gold fixtures, jewel-toned and cream upholstery, painted-navy or painted-green cabinetry, and the layered, considered interiors that benefit from a deep, grounding floor.
The Bottom Line
XL Ashton is the value-tier collection that brings the 60-inch plank down to the value price band. That length is the kind of detail that reads as premium the moment a floor is installed, and getting it at the same price band as standard 48-inch vinyl is the reason this collection deserves a look.
The trade-off is the wear layer. At 6 mil, XL Ashton is built for everyday residential, not for heavy-traffic rentals or light commercial use. For owner-occupied homes that want the look of a premium long-plank floor without the premium spend, the math is hard to argue with. Order samples before committing; every wood-look reads differently against the cabinets, the trim, and the light in the room it has to live in.
XL Ashton FAQ
The questions homeowners and contractors ask before specifying the collection.
What is the difference between MSI XL Ashton and regular Ashton?
The headline difference is the plank length. Regular Ashton ships in the standard 9″ × 48″ format that defines most mid-tier vinyl; XL Ashton stretches that out to 9″ × 60″, an extra foot of plank length on every board. Both share the same value-tier construction (4.4mm SPC rigid core, 6 mil wear layer, attached pad), and both share most of the color palette, but the visual difference in an installed room is significant. Long planks read as more refined and more contemporary; the 60" format is the kind of design move that historically required spending up into premium tiers.
How is XL Ashton different from Ashton 2.0?
Ashton 2.0 and XL Ashton are sibling collections that take the original Ashton in two different upgrade directions. Ashton 2.0 upgrades the durability with a thicker wear layer for heavier residential or light commercial use. XL Ashton upgrades the visual, keeping the same core construction as the original but with the 60" plank length that gives a value-tier floor a more premium look. If the project priority is wear resistance, Ashton 2.0 is the answer; if the priority is the wide-and-long plank visual without a premium price, XL Ashton is the call.
Why is a 60" plank unusual at this price tier?
Long planks have historically been a premium-tier feature. The longer the plank, the harder the manufacturing tolerance (any warp or bow shows up as a visible gap at install), which has traditionally kept 60" and 70" plank lengths in the premium category, including CALI Longboards and the top-tier European imports. XL Ashton is one of the few collections to bring that long-plank visual into a value-tier price band, which is the design news. For homeowners who want the look of premium wide-plank vinyl without spending up into the premium tiers, this is the practical workaround.
What size are MSI XL Ashton planks?
9" wide by 60" long. That is meaningfully longer than the standard 48" plank that defines most vinyl in this price tier, and visibly longer in a finished room - fewer end joints, more continuous grain, a more expensive-looking floor at the same per-square-foot spend. The 9" width is the same wide-plank format that has become the default across both premium and value vinyl in the past few years.
Is MSI XL Ashton waterproof?
Yes. Every plank in the XL Ashton collection is built on a 4.4mm SPC (stone polymer composite) rigid core, which is fully waterproof from the top of the plank down through the click-lock system. That makes XL Ashton a valid choice for kitchens, bathrooms, mudrooms, basements, and any room where moisture is a real consideration. The attached pad on the underside also helps dampen sound and adds a touch of underfoot comfort.
What is the wear layer on MSI XL Ashton?
6 mil. That is an entry-level residential wear layer - suited to everyday family traffic, kids, and moderate pet use in owner-occupied homes. It is not the thicker wear layer you get by stepping up to Ashton 2.0 (12 mil) or Cyrus 2.0 (20 mil), so high-traffic rentals, short-term rentals, or light commercial applications are better served by one of those collections. For typical owner-occupied homes, 6 mil is adequate, and it is one of the trade-offs that keeps XL Ashton at the value-tier price point.
Can MSI XL Ashton be installed over existing flooring?
Yes, in most cases. As a click-lock SPC floating floor, XL Ashton can be installed over most existing hard surfaces - including vinyl, laminate, tile, and sealed concrete - provided the existing floor is flat, dry, and structurally sound. The attached pad means no separate underlayment is required for most installs. The 60" plank length makes subfloor flatness slightly more important than for shorter planks: any low spots or high spots will show across a longer board, so confirming a flat substrate (typically 3/16″ over 10 feet) is worth the extra ten minutes before the first plank goes down.
What is the warranty on MSI XL Ashton?
25-Year Limited Residential. That covers manufacturing defects, wear-through of the design layer, and waterproof performance for residential installs. It is a strong warranty at this price band - most value-tier vinyl ships with shorter or more limited coverage - and it lines up with the rest of the MSI Everlife lineup. Commercial coverage is more limited; for high-traffic commercial use, step up to one of the 20 mil collections in the MSI catalog.
Which XL Ashton color is the most popular?
Bergen Hills and Loton Hill are the two strongest sellers - Bergen Hills for buyers who want a warm mid-brown that flatters traditional and transitional cabinetry, Loton Hill for buyers who want a current, warm-leaning gray that works in modern and contemporary kitchens. Colston Park is the close-third pick for project work where the floor has to land cleanly across multiple rooms and styles.
Order Your Samples
Flooring can look a little different in your home than it does in online photos. Order XL Ashton samples for a flat $9.99 shipping fee (up to 10 per order), and full flooring orders over $1,999 ship free to your home.