I don't know what can be achieved with a stain but these are my red oak floors with a "natural" stain which I just installed. They are engineered Mirage floors - red oak/select and better. The picture is from their website but is a very accurate depiction of the light tones of my floor.
I had considered white oak but I didn't want the brown undertones as I have a LOT of white oak quarter sawn cabinetry and other wood work so I wanted a lighter contrast.
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