Benjamin Moore White Dove is a popular cabinet color that reads "white", but takes the hard edge off.

Of course paint colors will look different in different rooms, so test a few in your home.

All the best😀

@CDR Design, LLC thank you, it's one we have sampled, but it seems like it can read yellow in some lights. Our current cabinets can read yellow and I want to avoid that next time. I'm looking for a bit of a beige/gray, that is not too dark, but also that won't look yellow. Any other suggestions?

You can also play with your lighting to help with the yellowish cast of your cabinets, just one more part of the puzzle...
You can also upload the photo to Sherwin Williams website to get an idea of the color.
Good luck!

Thank you for the additional pointers. We are building new, so it won’t be in this house. I’m going to take large samples to the new house and look at the lighting there, but we have to decide soon so the electrical and drywall won’t even be in.

Okay. This also depends on what other elements you are using. Example, have you chosen the flooring, backsplash, etc?

Do you have a photo of your vision for the space?

Are you choosing a greyer white simply because your current cabinets appear yellow or do you like that look?

I painted my kitchen cabinets Simply White and they turned out amazing. The BM Advance paint in Satin is what I used if you are thinking of painting. Simply White reads a soft bright white. I have never noticed any yellow undertones. I have also used White Dove on the trim paint throughout my house. White Dove is really pretty but up against Simply White, I notice it is a bit darker and I see more brown undertones. If you have any white appliances, I would not use White Dove. I went with Simply White because it was a nice softer white but still bright and looked good against my white backsplash. I have never gotten tired of it.

We are also building a house and my white cabinets (a soft white) were put in. I took several paint samples out to the new house and held them up to the cabinets so I could match my trim paint to the cabinets. Simply White was the winner again.

Don't be fooled by looking at Simply White against a bright stark white like Chantilly Lace. It needs to be viewed on its own. It is a great color for trim and especially good for cabinets.

Simply White is also my go-to for kitchen cabinets. It depends on if you are actually looking for a white with the edge off it, or actually looking for a white with some grey in it.

When you look at Simply White, you think "white". It is just that it does not appear stark white.

Houzz just posted an article about avoiding mistakes and first on the list was picking paint first. Best to assemble ALL of your hard finishes where this paint will be then do CDR’s recommendations. Do NOT walk through an empty house with paint samples unless you have all of your hard finish samples assembled as well with correct lighting in the space. Better to do this mock up testing at your own home against a white sheet vs a construction sight that doesn’t have the correct lighting. Good luck!

@CDR Design, LLC I really like the look of the gray/beige/greige kitchen cabinets. I have antique white cabinets now and several pieces of creamy furniture, and over the years I have added several grayish pieces of furniture to our home. I think I have just tired of the cream.

@Debi Noice I actually have simply white trim all through my current house. Baseboards, Crown, built-ins, casing and doors. It’s interesting on trim because in some rooms it looks very white and in others it has a greeny/yellow tinge to it.

@thinkdesignlive I have to pick my cabinet colors very soon. They will be painted in the shop not on site and my decision must be finalized soon. Our marble slabs are chosen and is Danby Imperial Marble. It has a white background with grey and a smaller amount of beige/gold veining. I’m doing brass knobs and fixtures, a white Hallman range with brass trim/knobs, and white farmhouse sink. I know my floors will be a light white oak look whether engineered or LVP. The paint on the walls will be picked later once everything else is pulled together.

To me the cabinets in the photo above look gray/beige as seen on the trim up at the ceiling. Everybody is suggesting very white colors here, and while appreciate the opinions, I do not want white and am looking for a color similar to these cabinets. Maybe everybody else is seeing white but looking at the trim that runs around the top of them and the cabinet, I defintiely do not, so was looking for opinions on what would get me close to this look.

Maybe it's my computer monitor, but I sense a pinkish undertone to the color in the cabinets above. They definitely don't read gray to me. You'll note they used all white counters, not faux marble with gray veining, which I don't think would work with the above color. If you're using counter material with gray veining, a greige that leans toward a light taupe or a gray-green might be nice. Here are a few suggestions:

Benjamin Moore Shoreline #1471

Benjamin Moore Metropolitan AF-690

Benjamin Moore Collingwood #OC-28

A "stone" color ... perhaps?

Not a fan of off whites that have a pink or yellow hue. Definitely would not want pink but might consider real yellow ... just not a "dirty" looking yellowish white.

Would much prefer a very pale blue or even a very pale gray. There are some very pale blues that could be well worth considering. If you're ordering on line rather than shopping at a paint or building supply store, Sherwin Williams has panels you can order to view in the light of your own kitchen to see if they work for you.

https://shop.samplize.com/products/hinting-blue-6519-12x12

Perhaps a Valspar paint?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Signature-Satin-Nuance-Hgsw4060-Interior-Paint-1-Gallon/5001603201?cm_mmc=shp--c--prd--pnt--google--pla--117--sosinteriorpaints--5001603201-_-0&placeholder=null&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI25Kgjfuw8gIVu2pvBB2ixAW7EAQYASABEgIoEfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

such as Satan Summer perhaps?

@Sabrina Alfin Interiors "faux" marble? They seemed to have used a solid surface white and I'm using real marble, so not sure what you mean in regards to "faux" .

Shoreline looks pretty. I will look into that more.

@suezbell Thanks. I definitely do not want yellow. Nor do I want pink:-) I want a grey/beige color. Of cousre some beiges can lean more pink as even some whites can.

I've been getting my samples from Rugh Design similar to the Samplize as our local Sherwin Williams hasn't had sample size paints for months.

My apologies. I misread. The comment still applies whether it's real marble or not.

I also wanted a light greige. Three nice ones are...

Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Grey

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

Benjamin Moore Winds Breath

LOL! On my monitor they all look the same, but they are different, I promise! They are shown in order from darkest to lightest.

Nicole

@nicoletouk In getting ready to sell this house we actually just painted two bedrooms Edgecomb gray and I love it, but think it might be a bit too dark. I will look into the other two for sure!!

Since you're building now, you might want to wait until the room is "in the dry" and see how much natural light you will have before making a final choice on any paint -- and/or pay close attention to the lighting you add to the room so it doesn't end up darker or starker than you like.

Not a pro but suggest you consider having multiple lighting levels you can control -- perhaps more than one switch so you don't just have an on/off option but a basic light and better lit and wake-me-up bright lit options -- perhaps under counter LED lighting separate from overhead lighting options you can brighten or dim.

There are decorating pros here on Houzz that can also give you information on what effect colored light bulbs can create such as in pendant lights over different countertops. Do add a Houzz post about lighting when you're ready to make those choices.

Good luck with your build.

@suezbell yes, thank you we will have multiple lighting types in use for the kitchen. Unfortunately the cabinet color will be finished in the shop, not on site, so we will have to make our decision for them fairly soon.

Based in your additional comments, I recommend bm winds breath or pale oak. make sure you have a sample of your marble when testing colors.

While you’re looking at samples, you might want to take a look at SW Worldy Gray…its definetly a warm greige. We used it on the cabinets in our laundry room and pantry/scullery.

Most of the chips I see online look pinkish, but thats not the way it reads at all in person..

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Agreeable Gray? SW

Just to comment on a few colors mentioned here. We wanted white that didn't turn yellow. We ended up with Decorator's white which shows white in almost all lights in our house but if anything has a touch of gray. We used Colingwood on my daughter's bathroom vanity. It's a beautiful gray/stone/beige color. I don't love the gray that we have on the walls with it so we will eventually change it but we love the vanity color. I have Worldly gray in my office at work and it tends to pick up tones around it quite a bit. In some places it looks gray, beige and even green.

@Tanya Shelly thank you. What did you paint your kitchen cabinets in the end? Decorator's White? Did you ever share a picture of your daughter's vanity on the monthly build board? I have a sample of Worldly Gray, so good to know your experience with it.

• @Amy10N I appreciated the photo. Agreeable gray and Repose Gray are two I've got samples of and been looking at closely. They seem to go nicely with my marble as well. Repose leans more gray and Agreeable more beige and I like them both in different lights:-)

@Nidnay we are looking at worldly gray as an exterior color and that was my biggest concern, pink hues. Spoke to a painter who said that would not be an issue with worldly gray, I love it, bought the samplize pieces and it looks perfect to me. In our area, Repose Gray is very popular, and does lean more gray. It is beautiful, but I want a less cool color for our exterior. @Kat agree repose would look great with marble.

@Amy10N….honestly, I dont undersand why they even put the word ”gray” in the name. Worldly Gray doesn’t look remotely gray to my eyes.

Kat….I have Agreeable Gray in my master bath (on the walls). I love it. I very much lean more towards the warmer colors. I actually wish I had painted my entire main floor in that color (instead of Useful Gray which is too drab and cold for my taste). Agreeable Gray is a beautiful, soft, warm gray….but to me it definitely looks gray compared to Worldly Gray which reads beige with no feel of gray.

@Nidnay forgot to say that your cabinet pics are gorgeous, beautiful rooms.

@Amy10N…thanks.

I’m just relieved the building phase is long past…when I look back at pics I took during construction, I get a knot in the pit of my stomach 😳

@Kat I haven't posted pictures yet as I am having a hard time adding them to a post. I will try again today!

nidnay - WOW!!! Your pantry is prettier than many kitchens. Love it!

Question about your laundry room. Is that real tile or wallpaper? I am looking at some wallpaper that is similar in design.

Thanks :) @nhb22….. Encaustic tile.

@Nidnayay and @Amy10N and any others who've been following I thought you'd both be interested to know that the company got back to me today and they said it was painted Sherwin William's Worldy Gray.

Well….that’s interesting. So what do you think? Have you tested it out in your space?

One thing to note is that lighting (artificial) plays a HUGE role in the way everything looks. If you love your inspiration photo, I would NOT go with LED 4000K as is suggested many times here on this site. Way too cold for those who like warm colors and warm, inviting lighting. To me, 4000k looks harsh like a warehouse. I actually still use incandescent bulbs in my home (I have a large stash), but if you go LED, I would go with the warmest version possible and visit a lighting showroom where they usually have a room that shows the different lighting options. Lighting can make or break a space!

@Nidnay I actually had gotten the large 12x12 real paint sample of wordly gray. I had moved it to the "no" pile because it seemed too dark to me, but I pulled it back out after she emailed. It's definitely a nice color, but I do think it's darker than I want and then there is the whole "it looks pink" in some people's homes.

I'm sure those photos that I shared here are filtered. I'm still looking at Agreeable Gray and I really like it, but I don't know if I have the "courage" to do anything other than white, off white for my very expensive kitchen cabinets.

It's different with wall paint, as obviously you can just repaint, but with the cabinets, I'm honestly concerned I will have regrets. Truthfully though since I love this other look I feel like I probably will no matter which way I go now:-)

I also like Repose Gray:-)

Oh and I agree with you about some of those "white" lights. I too had stocked up on incandescent bulbs and still use them in many of my lights. I think the white lights are great for taking "professional" photos etc., but they aren't the cozy look many of us like for a home.

@kat….haha….totally understand the regret thing. When I was in the middle of our build, I felt that way about a bunch of things….wanting to branch out, but afraid to because I might be disappointed with the end result, but then concerned I would still be disappointed that I didn’t go for it. It’s somewhat paralyzing. We’ve been in 3 years, and still haven’t picked out a kitchen backsplash 😳

I chose white for the kitchen cabinets and experimented in the other less important rooms.

You mention you like incadescent and warmer lights.

For kitchens, I recomend around 3500k. Not "chemistry lab", but also not dingy and yellow.

It sounds like you like something warmer, though. This could be why your cabinets feel yellow now. So, when choosing your paint color, take that into consideration. If you are using a warmer light bulb, know that your colors are going to feel more yellow and darker.

Wordly Gray has a lrv of 57. Most people feel that is too dark even for wall paint. Repose gray is 58.

Simply White has a lrv of 90.

What color are your current kitchen cabinets?