BM Moonshine, definitely. It’s a lovely gray-green.

I have off-white kitchen cabinets in our home (they are not antique looking, they are just off-white and it pulls yellow, which I loathe – looks super close to the color Monterey White by Benjamin Moore). I’m trying to like them but they are paired with black granite, black hardware on the cabinets, and slate grey appliances. It is not a pleasant combo. I have ordered 40 samples from samplize so far (insert face palm here) – I can’t seem to find a color where I’m like “yes, that is it!”. Do you think it is surely best to only stick to trying to get close to the kitchen cabinet color, or do you have an opinion on a pop of color (such as Normandy – an example of one I was looking it). I go back and forth daily so that’s where I am at. We can change the hardware but the budget doesn’t allow replacing granite or painting cabinets yet.

I’m so glad to hear the creamy cabinets are coming into trend. I hope I can pair the wall color to make it look purposeful and beautiful!

“White Duck is shown with Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray cabinets – a super wicked combo”

Kitchen Remodel:
Taj Mahal Quartzite Countertops/Backsplash
Edgecomb Gray Cabinets
Urbane Bronze Island
Pre-exiting KM Accoustic Trim (was told it’s an equivalent to Alabaster)
Any good alternative options to White Duck for the wall color with this combo? Want the wall color to be slightly lighter than the cabinets without simply looking stark white (or cold). Would also like a wall color that could be used in the adjoining rooms and possibly throughout the house.

Any thoughts on a wall color for tis combo or issues with this combo in general would be greatly appreciated!

I would love to see that combo

SW Simply White was recommended to me by a professional for kitchen cabinets. Paired with White Dove for walls. It’s beautiful together!

Look at you go – isn’t colour a wonderful thing?!!!

Hi Kylie! Thank you for your post!
I picked a carpet that is very similar to drift of mist, grey with green undertones making it look greige. I may have made a mistake choosing the carpet but it’s too late now:( drift of mist is a perfect paint choice but I’m worried it may make the room look even dingier and muddy. Would city loft brighten it up a bit or is it a mistake because it has a different undertone? I feel like I’m unwillingly married to dull colors because of my carpet lol!

hah, that is so interesting!
It looks so much bluer in your island than in the color swatch.

Thank you 🙂

That’s the lovely Sherwin Williams Cyberspace!

Hi Lisa! Looking it up online I see that it’s from Kelly Moore. Alabaster could work, but I might also look at SW Pure White 🙂

Hi Shanna, City Loft is definitely not white and definitely not cool! I mean, it’s not OVERLY warm, but it ain’t cool. It has an LRV of 70, putting it on the very LOW/dark end of the off-white range, dipping more into the ‘light depth’ colours. It does have a soft purple-pink undertone. If you DON’T want pink and are okay with a wink of green, SW Drift of Mist is pretty – not cold though.

Hi! I’m trying to find more information on SW City Loft. Is there a search feature on your website to search your blogs? I am building a mountain modern home, will have lots and lots of windows and will get West/South facing light. I plan on white kitchen cabinets, darkish wood floors….I was thinking about City Loft as the wall color because I want something that is not white, but not too much color either. Most of the light greys I’ve seen are too dark. City Loft seems like it would work well, but you just mentioned a pink tone. I know a pink undertone can ruin things. I want to lean cool (no cream) and in the SW brochure, City Loft falls under a Cool White…..so, I’m a tad confused. What does that mean for me?

Hi Constance! Nope, Natural Choice doesn’t usually flash pink, if anything it can almost pick up a weee wink o’ green, so it sounds like you’re on the right path! Aesthetic White, not THAT can lean a weee touch pink.

Pure White trim is fabulous and flexible, I see no problem with those at all!

There you are! I figured I’d just pop in and check you out ;). So, I haven’t used Ivory Lace very much – it’s pretty and is a bit less cream/yellow than Creamy, but WARMER than White Duck! If your room is south facing, it would be calmer than Creamy, White Duck would be calmer in south-facing light as well (Creamy would look even WARMER in southern light which is a warm yellow light), but if you have a north or east-facing room, you might prefer the warmth of Creamy to balance out that duller light. I don’t entirely trust BM Seashell though and its undertones, I might take it off the list (of course, this is without seeing your home 😉
I hope that helps!

TY! I love your site!
Dori

Hi Dori, I would definitely stick with Pure White for the ceiling as well, for consistency with the white, otherwise, you’ll get some mix and match undertones!

Did you end up using White Duck for your walls? How did it turn out? It sounds like we have a similar kitchen and we are thinking of White Duck as well. Thanks!

Super pretty, love it, but sometimes can pick-up an almost pinkish cast, which is why I don’t refer to it as often :).

Hi Samsmom, I have the exact issue! What paint color did you choose and are you happy with your decision?

Oooo Diana, Kilim definitely has undertones! It is a beige that centers on an orange undertone, but has some red in it and can flash slightly pinkish – just to let you know. If you love it anyways, then that’s cool! And I agree, to sit with those exposures, White Dove could be a nice fit.

Hi Deren! Without actually seeing the colours, I would just have no way of knowing! I would imagine that it would slightly highlight the warm purple that’s in Barren Plain, especially if it’s considerably more neutral looking. It also sounds like it will be lighter than Barren Plain, which again, could expose the purple in Barren Plain, leaving me feeling a bit nervous overall…

I’m about to start painting my house. We had initially settled on Benjamin Moore’s “Barren Plain” based on the recommendation of a local designer we consulted with who assisted us in selecting our new grey floors and matched it with this colour. Not long after, I was in my local BM store and he happens to have created his own custom line of greys. He recommended one of his which I can only describe as a very pale light grey. Without the Oxford White Trim, you would probably not even see the grey on its own. I love both colours and as such have decided to use both throughout the house. He described his colour as a true neutral with no undertones and advised they would work together. My only concern is that my living room opens up to my kitchen and I’m wanting the kitchen to be the lighter custom colour and the living room, the Barren Plain.
Because they open up to each other would this type of combination work? It would be a warm grey with a neutral grey/offwhite. Help?

Oh boy????.. How far into off white? Any suggestions. ????The kitchen although open floor plan still has defined walls that surrounds cabinets.. would it be okay to use a white on other walls or still won’t work. I don’t have much time to decide 🙁
Thank you for your help,

Oooo, if it were ME, I would lean towards doing the ceiling the same as the trim so that I have more flexibility down the road – White Duck on the ceiling will limit you LONG-term for wall colours :).