First you need clarity on product - what's being used where and what sheen. Then you need samples in each product that will be used on cabinets, walls and trim. These two colors are so similar, that a difference in product is going to matter more than usual. In other words, you can't judge or anticipate results - in this instance - based on color data values derived from paint color chips. Decided on cabinet color first and let that inform trim and wall color. Because you have the most limited choice with cabinet color.

RHM, I will admit that I am fussier than most about my whites. You say you want to brighten up the walls, so my first question would be "what color are your walls now?" Your trim is Alabaster - a light white that is slightly dirty with a little gray green cast, Your cabinets are somewhere between Alabaster and Dover White. If you measure the light, chroma and hue of Dover White vs Alabaster the biggest difference is the Chroma - how gray is it vs how colorful is it. Dover White is less gray so the so the color looks like it is a bit darker and does not have that slight green cast. The first number is light - So Simply white is the lightest color The second number is the chroma - the lower the chroma the more gray , the higher the chroma the more color. The third number is the hue 90 is yellow, 182 is green - this comparison gets tricky because yellow gets kind of olivish green as it goes to gray and when the chroma is really low, like in alabaster I can see that hint of green. Dover White CIE-L*Ch(ab) = 93.765 8.230 99.280° Alabaster CIE-L*Ch(ab) = 93.002 5.636 99.953° Simply White CIE-L*Ch(ab) = 95.648 4.657 106.615° Personally, the first two colors I would test are Dover White and Neutral Ground. I think Neutral Ground is a bit too dark, but I like a little contrast between the wall color and trim color, so I may do 3/4 Dover white and 1/4 Neutral Ground. How I test and blend colors to get exactly what I want is really simple. I own a box of oral medicine syringes - you can buy them from Amazon. When I find two colors that I like, but really want the color to be something in between I mix several variations of the two colors and paint them on 8 1/2 x 11 240lb water color paper. 1 cc of color A + 3 cc of color B 1 cc of color A + 2 cc of color B 2 cc of color A + 2 cc of color B 2 cc of color A + 1 cc of color B 3 cc of color A + 1 cc of color B I mark each sheet with the "recipe" and then test the colors against the colors I already have in my space.

Beth H... That is too funny... ‘’copious amounts of alcohol’’... and I believe it! In fact, I would hazard a guess that alcohol may not be the only ‘creativity facilitator’... ;) Seriously though, I have personally not had a drink in many years, but I remember being drunk... on more than one occasion, and there is no way, no how - even in my most inebriated states - that I can imagine I would have come up with ’’Salty Dog.’’ I really think I would have needed something stronger to come up with that... But then again, I am sure these people are under a lot of pressure to come up with catchy names... amazing what you can do when under pressure! It is funny, though... the BM ‘’Cheating Heart’’ is funny, too... amazing. Thank you for your response.

@Ac Lb Hi! I went with SW Alabaster on walls and SW extra white in semi gloss on the trim and uppers. Will post a picture. One thing, use the SW Emerald if going with alabaster - the contractor did ProMar 200 and it was awful. They upgraded to Emerald and it made a HUGE difference, the walls look entirely different.