You might consider painting a different color than white, or if you go with stain, I would go with something dark

I have to agree with GreenDesigns. Faux-gray-wood floors were a brief trend that is over, or, depending on your region, almost over. Choosing a more natural wood color would not only be more timeless, but it would be easier to match your cabinets, counters, backsplash, and wall color without a gray floor governing everything.

If you’re drawn to gray wood floors how about considering something with those tones such as a “driftwood “ color? Has a hint of gray with tans, browns in it, more natural looking. I saw it installed in a relatives’ house recently, looked great with white cabinets & quartz.

Thanks @K Laurence. Like the idea of driftwood...and then maybe pull in gray in the cabinetry. We're in Seattle, so we want to keep things light for gray days.

Ok...so you are trying to pick a cabinet colour that 'works' with a grey floor that has NOT be chosen yet? Hmm. That will be tough.

What you will need to do is pick ONE and then go find a compliment to it. Trying to pick one from something that does not yet exist is SUPER tough. Who is the designer for your new build? Do you have one? Is it part of the builder's repertoire? Or do you have to do all the design-picks yourself?

I live in Vancouver BC...and gray floors with some gray cabinets with gray days = TOO MUCH GRAY! If you want to keep things light for those gray days (Seattle has more gray days than Vancouver...and Vancouver is 'Garbage can gray from December to May') you will want to work with COLOUR. Something with some 'sunlight' gold would do well.

A light floor does NOT have to be white or light gray. It can be natural wood tones (not the yellow/orange of oil based finish...but a soft butter colour). When the sun is NOT shining (which is more than 60% of the time in the PNW) the FLOOR can be your sunlight. If it is natural oak or maple, the yellow of the wood will reflect UP into the room. It can be the warm gold tones of the sun while the sun is hiding behind all those rain clouds.

I've seen people in our climate work with gray. They HATE it. They are desperate for some 'cheerful' colour. And cheerful means 'sunlight gold'.

Transitional often comes with some natural wood tones used in some form. White cabinets with wood counter tops. Or wood cabinets with white counters (and stone floors) or white cabinets, natural wood floors and your choice of cabinets. Personally I like blue...but that might be too much for you.

@SJ McCarthy. Thank you. Yes, I am discussing cabinet color before choosing the floor. We are months away from needing to make final decisions, so if we choose a cabinet color and want to adjust the floor we can ... or vice versa. The house is under construction and we have plenty of time. We are also probably doing a custom stain on the floors, so we can adjust as we wish. Thank you for your perspectives as someone else from a similar climate. We are always drawn to grays and blues, but do want to be mindful of climate we live in! I'm realizing that we might prefer a stained cabinet rather than painted because I think they might be more durable overall.