I think you seriously haveto wait till cabs and counter are in… a very creamy color in the can anyway and a cool counter. how it feels when done will help you pick. lighting and adjacent surfaces play a role.

first, wait. you have to wait until the cabs / countertop are installed.

seconly, are you sure you want Shoji White? it's going to look rather dingy against that white quartz. Honestly, I'd pick a diff white.

Here's your quartz w/a slightly whiter cabinet, and a white herringbone tile backsplash.

another shot w/white cabinets (looks so much better than the creamy white of Shoji), soft brass hardware, and a 2x8 tile in a herringbone design, with gray grout.

White cabs, Montauk, and a 3x12 artisan style white subway. (better than a 3x6 size)

Or, go w/a soft gray color. here's your quartz

and here agin w/a whiter cab and a gray tile splash

same quartz as yours, but they continued it up the back for the backsplash. also, white cabs.

Here too. up the back

If you want to read about the Hanstone countertop that this blogger did, here ya go. (except she picked monterrey. similar look)

looks like she used a marble tile splash.

https://missmustardseed.com/kitchen-counters-reveal/

Beth H you are a genius thank you so so much that was exactly what I needed to see

Not a pro. I agree with Beth - the shoji might be too yellow for montauk. We just did hanstone Paros (similar to Montauk) with pure white uppers (stained lowers) and it looks great. We had to choose the backsplash during design (builder home)...knowing the issues with white counters/backsplashes/cabinets and getting them all to coordinate, we chose a tile that had color variation ranging from white to light gray. I'm glad we did as it encompasses the color of the cabinets and quartz.

Thank you all so much, Beth I will absolutely do what you suggested tonight andpost the result here. Anj_p could you please share a photo I would love to see the result. A thing I have not mention is that I will have no upper cabinet (I will also attach the floor plan :) You are the best I cannot thank you enough !

Here is mine in daylight (cloudy and snowy here). My friend just did her kitchen with montauk, white backsplash and white dove cabinets. Hers also looks great.

anj, love the cloe tile w/your quartz. and the wood gives a nice warmth. what color white did you use?

@Beth H. :thank you! means a lot coming from you :) We did SW pure white. Thought for a hot minute of doing Alabaster and I'm glad we didn't.

I agree. pure white was an excellent choice.

You were 100%  right shoji is to yellow (in the middle of my picture) for Montauk. I will go with  pure white. I really liked the greige (right of the picture) but I feel it may not be the best match with Montauk either. Thank you all so much

Beautiful kichen anj

Thank you again for your help, I reached out to my KD this morning and confirmed my choices.