Best Paint Colors For Kitchens (With White Cabinets)

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White cabinets are the easiest cabinet color to work with when choosing a wall color because it’s such a blank canvas color, and brings a classic look to any kitchen.

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It’s important to determine whether your kitchen cabinet color is a warm, neutral or cool white. If your cabinets are a cool white, you can opt for a cooler wall color. If it's warm white, stay clear of cool toned colors

Window face direction and the amount of natural light determines the exposure of the room and how much light it gets.

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let’s delve into some of the most popular paint colors to paint your kitchen walls if you have white cabinets.

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Sherwin Williams Repose Gray

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Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice

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Benjamin Moore Classic Gray

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