Oldbat2be, thank you so much for the mock ups! This was the kick in the pants I needed to talk to my contractor. I forgot to mention that our w/d will be white too so the cabs will likely clash with those, so I think we've got to paint. mdln, good suggestion -- I'm pretty sure they are warm. I'll check and see if cool lights help. daisychain01, thanks, reveal hopefully coming soon! raven, I just looked at Krypton and it is beautiful. I'm going out to get some samples tomorrow and will paint a sample board of my top 3 colors and put it in the room and report back.

We have Kilim Beige in our basement. We love it. As I recall, the BM salesperson said that Kilim Beige was their number one selling color.

Thank You. We had quite a few samples but it was still difficult to decide since colors looked different depending on the light. Beside we had to make sure it goes with countertops and other elements in the kitchen.

It could literally just be a light issue. And since they are brand spankin' new, you're noticing it. Light hits lowers different than uppers and the color appearance difference can feel dramatic. If that's what it is, it's normal. The good news is the color constancy function in your brain will kick in in about another week. Over time, the difference you see so pronounced right now will change; sooner than later you won't even think about it any more. The only way to know for sure if uppers are different from lowers is to measure the color. IMO every cabinet maker should own a Spectro 1 Pro for this exact situation. Homeowners can get a more affordable (altho less powerful) Color Muse device from Amazon and measure the colors themselves. The Bluetooth app(s) for these devices are easy to use to measure and compare the color of uppers vs. lowers. They display color difference in terms of Delta E. Again, all within the app and easy to do. A more extreme option is to take doors or drawers to a local professional paint store and ask them to measure the colors and verify that it is indeed the same color.