There's a world of creamy subway tiles from lots of manufacturers; you just need to see more options in better tile showrooms. Monitors can distort colors, and the hexagon is actually what looks "off" to me from your photos.

Stop looking a whites and look for someting in a color from the granite and please no bevel and I agree the hexagon doesn’t work with the granite on my monitor either with that floor tile you are getting into the realm of a beige kitchen , is that what the rest of the house ? I do not like the picket fence tile and I prefer larger format subway style tile the aim is to have as few grout lines as possible. But that said I also would do a 12 24 porcelain tile not a hex in a kitchen.

"Cabinets will be painted Pure White"

I would match the cabinet paint to the tiles I chose. Paint can be matched to anything. Finding the exact colour of tile to match your chosen paint colour might require way too much shopping.

Lowes subway tile they carry by American Orleans is creamy and very affordable..

I had a very similar problem & ended up going with a white crackle that reads more "off white" in person. Mine is the top one. You also have to see it in your lighting & in the shadows of your cabinets. I would personally wait until everything is installed, then focus on a backsplash.

Take a look at your current kitchen floor. All that blotchy 12x12 or 16x16 porcelain floor tile was on trend and fresh and what everyone wanted when that kitchen was last redone. Now take a look at your hex floor tile choice. Project 10 years forward, will it look timeless? Will you still like it or be wanting to rip it out and start over?

Mark I love your crackle tile, can you please tell me who makes it. Thank you for the sound advice, I will definitely keep looking and gathering backsplash samples, but will wait to commit until the cabinets have been painted.

Patriciia while the granite is primarily beige, there are also whites and greys. The rest of my house handscraped hardwoods that were installed 7 years ago. I don't like large format subway for our kitchen, it doesn't work for everyones style. I much prefer either the 3x6 or the elongated 3x12. Not sure whats off about the hexagon, but we have been primarily looking at 12x24 for the floor and will pull other options.

Tartan, our kitchen is in an alcove and the eat in is in front of kitchen. We get very little natural l Pure White has looked white and not stark at everytime of the day and under artificial light. Just one notch of creamy down to Alabaster looks white sometimes and too dingy others. I am not looking for a perfect match on backsplash, but I definitely prefer to let the cabinet dictate the backsplash and not the other way around.

I would go simple on the floor, skip the hex. If you want to add more character to your kitchen I would rethink the granite choice.

I guess I just dont think hexagon in a very neutral color is so wild and crazy. The color is spot on with granite In person so Color isn’t issue. Prob not for everyone, but I love all these various hex floors and hope I still will, besides no one would ever renovate if people only look for what’s timeless. That said since there is universal disdain for the hex in the kitchen. I will just switch to the black or grey and move it to bathroom that needs tile, cause I love it.

Have ordered samples of this 12x24 and will be back on the hunt. They start demo in 2 weeks So I am just feeling the time crunch

I agree that the hex reads more bathroom & will look lovely in a bathroom. My crackle subway is from virginia tile. LOVE IT! It's the Delray, but I really liked several of their tiles & had a hard time deciding.

https://www.virginiatile.com/ceramic/?main_category=ceramic&sub_cat=basics

Personally, I apply the timeless test to those things that are fixed and expensive and/or difficult to easily update. In the mid-1990 deeply colored (burgundy, chocolate brown, black, navy blue, forest green) toilets, sinks and bathtubs were all on trend and the height of fashion. The boring white choice is what still looks good today. That was my only point.

Just like the fashion industry, the home furnishings and decorating industry's goal is to sell products. In order to do that, they have to convince people that what they currently have is out dated. The designer Nate Berkus summed it up with this quote:

"Trends exist to make people feel badly about what they don't have."

Which to me is an incredible admission, because designers get bored designing the same thing over and over again.

the gloss white is too cold a color, you need cream-ish subway tiles or do the crackle tiles as suggested above (i.e., change the texture), think of other textures like reed, linen, etc, i have seen all these mimicked in subway tiles. Good luck!

Thanks ninja, I am definitely going to look at crackle tile and reset what I am doing with the backsplash. I would change the granite if I could it would make my life a whole lot easier, but it is not an option.

bergiesgirl following....

what your granite called?? looks very close to what I chose... Everest White (but ours is more creamy than white)

check out my page/idea books under New Build/Gabe, it may give you some ideas..

I think people are wrong all the time about what will be timeless, and their timeless choices end up going out of fashion in 10 years. Maybe I've missed a trend, but I didn't think that hex tile was common enough in kitchens now that it will date a kitchen 10 years from now. I like the hex tile, and on my monitor at least it looks fine with the counter.

Don't be to hard on a tile for being reminiscent of the color of your laminate backsplash; your choices want a warmer backsplash and you don't want to cut off your nose to spite your face trying to avoid colors that would look gorgeous in your new kitchen.

I may be making a suggestion out of your price range, but Fireclay Tile has a dozen shades of white and off white.

since you want the cabs to have center stage, have you considered a greige or taupe paint for them? Either woudl look good w yr granite. If you still do want to keep pure white for cabs, maybe try greige for subway tile... look on pinterest!

Thank you so much cawaps, I love the Fireclay tile, they are giving me all the off white, soft white vibes I was looking for . Moving the hex to bathroom will save us a bunch, if I find less expensive floor tile since I needed 300 sq ft. I can’t wait to get the samples!

Ohhh Mark so pretty . I feel pretty confident between the Encore and the Fireclay I will find what I am looking for. Thank You!

Followng....

here are some crackels:

from floor and decor:

https://www.flooranddecor.com/glass-decoratives/flax-crackle-glass-tile-100086297.html#prefn1=SKUStatus&sz=240&prefv1=Clearance&showBrand=true&start=1

I didn't read what anyone else wrote, so I would say ... I would not do that floor tile. It is too small a tile for such a large open space like a kitchen and entry way and hallway. You need a bigger tile. Large spaces need large tile or you end up making the space look smaller. And then in general ... I'm not a fan of subway tile. It's been so overused. I think you're only picking it because you don't know what other shape to match with that odd shaped tile flooring. If you pick a better floor tile, you will have better options for a back splash.