I would get white. I consider it classic and, consequently, think it's hard to go wrong with white. I've heard of too many people being disappointed by off white and biscuit-colored sinks, which end up looking too dirty, too yellow, too pink, etc. to them in the end (not that there aren't people who are happy with them). I have a white Shaw's sink with medium brown cabinets and a cream limestone countertop and am very happy with it.

I ended up switching out sinks at the last minute. Coincidentally, I was going to get the biscuit Smart Divide. Then I ended up getting the IKEA Domsjo sink, because it is a counter depth sink, and it helped us keep the granite to one slab instead of two. It only came in white, and I was a little unsure for a minute. All of our cabinets are cream. Now, a few months later, I cannot imagine having a cream sink. The white really seems very classic, and almost like it would have been too matchy matchy otherwise.

Anyway, in case you are interested here is a picture...

I have the bisque, but my kitchen is cherry, ivory and caesarstone buttermilk. My floors are character maple, so the white really would have stood out. Having said that, the color is just slightly off-white, nothing trendy.
Donna Claire

Kohler's biscuit is so light that it just reads as creamy, not yellow, dirty, pinkish, greyish or anything else. I would choose the biscuit if the cabinets and trim is more of an ivory. I think the white might look too stark. However, your best bet would be to hold it next to your actual countertop so see which looks better. Have you selected your countertop yet?

Are you painting the cabinets yourself? I was going to post this important tip--we did ours with oil based paint, Cloud White, fully anticipating the yellowing that would happen in time. My dh took a little too long to get the crown molding installed and then it took longer to get the nails counter sunk, etc. So, long story short, I painted my cabinets in June/July, when I did the crown molding this past weekend, the paint did not match. The guy at my BM store originally told me that the yellowing wouldn't happen for awhile, the guy I talked to yesterday said the majority of the yellowing happens in the first year! He tinted my paint to match my cabinets, so all is good now. But I wanted to warn anybody doing their own painting--do it all at once--don't stretch it out!

As far as your sink goes, if the white looks good with your paint--because white and cream can work nicely together, then maybe the white would be best. As one poster said there are some on here who chose a biscuit color and then regretted it. Look at Redroze's kitchen, even though I think it looks great, I think she wrote she felt she should have chosen white.

Have you seen the samples with your stone? My big hesitation with the biscuit is that if it matches so well you won't have enough contrast. My concern with the white is that it might not look as good with the stone, though it is definitely classic.

Well, the stone is actually at the fabricators in my town (been there for months now) and I have the cast iron color chips from Kohler so I will go back down to the fabricator and check them out.

White is cheaper than biscuit which is always a bonus. I really don't want my sink to stand out though..I'd rather it just blend.

I think if you choose biscuit it will appear white. It is so light that you don't even notice that it isn't white. I think it will blend better. I think some people remember the unattractive (in my eye) almond color. The biscuit isn't like that. Here's another idea if you can get a chunk of your counter stone: take a piece of that to the Kohler store and compare to a biscuit sink (could be a lavatory sink) and check out how they look togerther.

Have you looked at sea salt and cane sugar? Its a beautiful finish - I'm dealing with the same dilemma, creamy cabinets, black counters, wood floors and I decided on the sea salt and the same sink you're considering. Its an undermount and beautiful and will blend nicely with the cream cabinets and counters. Our local distributor had a display and there was no looking at anything after that!

So funny- we need to make the exact same decision (same sink, same colors) as the OP! Our kitchen plan is "warm modern:" maple or cherry island (slab doors), white perimeter with clear or reeded glass in uppers, light concrete counters, fir windows (no trim) and maple or hickory floors. I'm worried the white sink is clinical or ho-hum, but I see it as more timeless than the biscuit (which is a warm, delicious color, SO close to white). Today I'm leaning to the white. Please let me know what you decide.

I think both would look nice, provided that the biscuit reads creamy or off-white. My parents had the Shaws fireclay sink installed in their kitchen 5 years ago in biscuit. When I went to order my Shaws, I actually couldn't remember if theirs was white or biscuit- that is how light it reads.

I didn't have my granite sample with me and was afraid the warmer colored biscuit might make my granite (Solarius) look grayer. So I ordered white.

Well, I got out my little samples from Kohler and compared it with the granite and I think the biscuit is going to be the better choice for me. The white is just too stark against the granite and the cabinets. I am hoping this will be the right decision when it's all done.

I'm getting 2 sinks...1 a Smart Divide Iron/Tones Kohler sink and the other a prep sink...both will be the cast iron biscuit color.

eks6426,

I miss my Kohler sink. It was white but
I have a white kitchen. With the reno we went with a
different sink...

Okay, I wanted to tell you that there is this product
I think by Kohler that can touch up dings, scratches
etc that might happen on your sink. Of course this will
be years from now but I thought I would mention that with
your bisquit sink they have this color. So no worries.
You will be thrilled with your Kohler sink! Congrats.

~boxerpups

http://www.surface-repair.com/diy-kohler.htm

http://www.surface-repair.com/nick-fix-enamel-porcelain-steel-touchup.htm

We have an old Kohler cast iron sink in our kitchen (it came with the house). It's white ... sort of. It has seen its share of hard use. The only thing that I can clean it with now is bleach spray, otherwise it constantly looks stained and dirty.

I'm grateful that my sink is white so the bleach spray is an option because I'm not sure how a colored sink would handle that.

Anyway, my vote is for white everytime. White sink, white toilet, white tub. It's classic and the whole room can be changed around it and it will still work. Plus ... 25 years from now ... you can use bleach spray.