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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

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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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