Funcolors, are you saying that there are right and wrong white colors to match every color family? Not right or wrong. Every color belongs to a hue family except a true neutral white, a true neutral gray and a true neutral black. Those three are achromatic, which means without color, and therefore can not be categorized into hue family. Achieving true neutrality in paint color is not easy. Truly neutral white/gray/black usually comes direct from a manufacturer; is not mixed in a store. I do understand that all colors have undertones but I am still having trouble figuring out which white will work best. All colors do not have an undertone. If you spread a color thinly and the revealed color is the same as the top tone/hue family parent - there's no undertone, it just the same hue through and through. It is a gray with blue undertones. There is no such thing as grays with undertones. There are chromatic grays that belong to hue families and there is true achromatic, neutral gray. Gray with blue undertones is a backwards way to interpret how color works. Reversing that thought could be helpful. Instead of a gray with blue undertones, it is blue that has been grayed down so much..... grayed down so far........ that it is very near a true neutral gray. The color looks like it could be just gray but it's not, it is still blue. And that's a chromatic gray. The color we chose is BM Silver Lake at 50% strength. It is a gray with blue undertones. BM Silver Lake is #1598. If you look in the front of the BM fandeck you will find an index of BM hue families organized by color numbers. #1457 - #1680 is BM's "Cool Neutrals Toned Blues" Yes it is blue. Yes it is toned/grayed. The BM Oxford white has gray undertones and looks a little bluish to me. Again, let go of the "gray undertones" concept because it is not correct and very likely the root of why you're having a hard time finding the colors you want. BM Oxford is #869. And according to the hue family index, #743 - #973 are Teals-Blues Fresco Pales. It doesn't have very much chroma or colorfulness to it which is why it looks gray more than anything else. Not sure I'd call it bluish - altho compared to other colors it could very well look bluish. Yes, BM's "fresco pales" description suggests a skim milk kind of description. So something like Oxford White or Decorator's white would be better than a creamier white? What about Chantilly Lace, Snowfall White or SW Pure White? I would choose to sample Chantilly Lace or SW Extra White. With Silver Lake. Chantilly Lace should look warmer/creamier/cleaner/clearer compared to SW Extra White. SW Extra White will look slightly cooler and more grayed. Those are two good, slightly differing choices. Keep in mind that closest/most similar to does not mean "match" or even close to a match. Just means close/most similar. Here's a comparison of BM whites to the few whites SW does offer: BM 876 Alabaster is closest/most similar to SW7004 Snowbound BM 869 Oxford White is closest/most similar to SW7005 Pure White BM 2121-70 Chantilly Lace is closest/most similar to SW7006 Extra White BM 2143-70 Simply White is closest/most similar to SW7006 Extra White BM 2144-70 Snowfall White is closest/most similar to SW7006 Extra White BM Decorator's White is closest/most similar to SW7007 Ceiling White

Just to follow up, Kilim Beige on the walls with Alabaster trim/ceiling looks great in the new house! I love the colors with the dark walnut doors/cabinets and bronze fixtures. They just hooked up electrical so it looks nice with artificial light as well. Sometimes I regret not looking into SW Pavilion Beige, but I don't know why I do that to myself...what's done is done and I should be so relieved that Kilim Beige looks great! When they first painted I thought I saw peach undertones and I panicked. But I did not see that again. It is definitely warm, but I can't detect any real undertones. Flooring isn't in yet, so I'm curious to see how the color will change. patty_cakes, you wrote in a previous post above: "As for the color/colors, just a very pleasant, warm tan that has a beautiful candlelight hue in the evening. Good luck. ;o)" I thought of your comment when we saw the house for the first time last night with artificial light...kilim beige does have that beautiful candlelight hue in the evening! I will post pics soon. Thanks again to everyone, I appreciate your input and advice!

@live_wire_oak. I absolutely get what you are saying but I dont want to spend money on things I dont love either. I am taking approuch of each item should bring joy. While beige walls and lighter beige tan couch might work for this house - I dont like it. So the colors blend better but I still don’t like the items. And if move - bones of the house stay with the house but furniture goes with me so I want to like that furniture. And in the future replacing countertops and backsplash is in the plan. I ll look into options for replacing flooring just in the kitchen area too. And it so happens my favorite accent color is blue..and green. And definitely no black. We replaced most black furniture with white so not going back to black. The kitchen is small so bones of the kitchen are replaceable. I want To replace countertops and backsplash and possibly the flooring Just in the kitchen. Rest of the house has nice wood. That’s why I got upset alabaster turned more cream - for future vision. So I really don’t want starting to replace furniture with colors I dont like when i can Slowly start redoing the bones. Countertops and backsplash will cost the same as repainting the house and buying new couches and accents.

We ended up with Shoji and Urbane Bronze but think the general rule follows. I really had a hard time choosing whether or not to paint the soffits dark or just the fascia. Since we decided to not trim out windows, kept the garage door white, etc., we felt the dark soffits would add dimension. Now I am so glad we did! Think it would have looked a bit flat for me with Shoji soffits, but think dark soffits can look very heavy and clunky depending on other choices you are making and the style of the house. In general you will paint soffits either whole house color (white duck in your case) or whatever trim color you are using. Hope this helps! Sorry didnt have any whole house photos.