Hard to say without seeing pics at least.

I googled the granite though. While very pretty-it reads cool to me.

Haven't see your yellow, but from the name I gather is a leaning warm-yellow.

Now, if the yellow had some green in it, something like lemon yellow, cooler yellow-it would work with the granite.

I have a hard time to envision butter yellow with this granite though.

But again-I didn't see the pictures, so it's just my guess.

looking at various images...the counter reads grayish altho has various shades of veining and some black also. To me, the counter is basically a neutral and will work. Might go ahead and think about backsplash, hardware, floor,etc. The small kitchens need all elements to work together and avoid jarring contrasts. Might pick a light gray tile backsplash, satin nickel hardware, medium ash or bleached type look vinyl plank floor, etc. Get a pretty light fixture if your're not doing canister lights..... think about a pretty curtain or something to make your statement. I think it'll be fine...how did you end up with butter cabinets??

I really like light yellow, and I am learning through discussion threads that I need to be very careful with how bright I go with yellow. Sounds like I almost need to side with a cream color, yet need to be careful, because I definitely do not want a cream/ivory color. I think gray tile would go well with pale yellow. Thank you!

Neutrals have different undertones. That's why they should be as carefully considered as the colors; probably even more carefully

But there are lots of pale yellows, and the names the companies give to their colors are often deceiving.

If you can find an image of the web-any image-that will show your butter yellow-it will be easier to say how it will work with the countertop.

(Me and cawaps were posting simultaneously))

Although my kitchen is soft white, I almost went with yellow because of 2LittleFishies kitchen and this Houzz kitchen, which is a darker yellow than Fishies. Both have primarily marble counters, however. Agree that you need granite and cabinet color samples to ensure the colors work in your own space.

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Yes, both these are gorgeous (I checked 2LittleFishes kitchen thread , when somebody mentioned it and I was intrigued-I started reading here not so long ago). Yellow is not my most favorite color(even though I have tons of it in my home right now)-but these just read so, so happy.

Thank you, aprilneverends and cawaps. The possible color we arrived at with help from our designer is BM Butter. We actually have trim in the kitchen we painted 10 years ago with Behr Moonlit yellow. When I put the BM sample up to it, they look very similar. They are very pale, but now I am concerned if all our cabinets were this color, it may appear too bright, as discussions are cautioning to go very light, almost cream, with yellow.

If you can still change, I would consider it. If not, you will be more limited with counter options. It'll be trickier to find the one. White would work but you need to watch the undertones. Black or Browns would be an option. Maybe something like Monet but depends on the yellows

The pictures of Mayfair White all look different. Do you have a photo of your actual slab? Here's an internet image of Mayfair White that looks very similar to my Colonial White and a lot of other white granites.

Here's a photo of BM Butter walls:

They look like they'd be fine together and I think the Butter color would be lovely for cabinets. But FWIW, my backsplash is three shades of white, one of which has a goldish undertone. Sometimes I like it with my counter and other times I think the greyish greenish counter tone that shows up in certain lights is a mismatch! A counter material with a definite clearer white background (not a "granite" white) might be more reliable with yellow cabinets.

Get a sample of your granite, if you stay with white granite, and try it with your yellow color in your home in different lights. Don't just decide based on bringing the cabinet door to the slabyard.

barncatz, wonderful input, thank you. We have not picked out our slabs yet. I did want to go with a white quartz, but it was too expensive. I am wanting to pick the whitest Mayfair we find. Our designer does have a cabinet door for us to bring to the slab yard; I will see we can get a sample of granite to bring home.

Susan, I love the idea of yellow cabinets! I would think they would work with white granite, but I wanted to share my experience that even the whitest granite is probably going to have some murkier undertones. Mine are greenish grey, with some browny purple, and they didn't really show up in the yard's lights or in sunlight. They don't show up all the time in my kitchen! Looking at your Butter color, and my white granite, I still think that would be a pretty combo.

Of course, there's also corian, or white laminate with a pretty edge, either of which is probably risk free with yellow.

Gray and yellow is a classic combination. However, I would go with a lighter yellow. I have several rooms painted yellow and am always amazed how much brighter the color is once it's on all four walls.

I used BM Lighthouse, and trust me, you needed sunglasses in there, room facing west

Thank you! I am going to look up that color

I'd really stick to a pure white countertop such as Corian. It can get busy VERY quickly. Yellow cabinets are your major statement in this kitchen. If you don't like that idea, don't have yellow cabinets.

I meant to carefully choose your yellow and maybe go a shade lighter than you think you want.