I love those bar stools- can you share the manufacturer? I agree with the soft white-- the tan may not look great with the light wood tone of your cabinets.

Your kitchen is beautiful! Except for the paint color. The yellow doesn't work with the pink/orange undertones of the wood. Tan will be tough to pull off. It will either blend with the cabinets or the undertones of the tan will clash with the undertones in the cabinets.

Have you considered going bold? Choosing a color that makes the cabinets pop! Burgundy, Burnt Orange, Chocolate Brown.

If your not that bold, maybe a sage green?

Remember this room does not float somewhere all by itself. Think abou the rooms next to it and how the colors will flow from one room to the next.

A classic gray or an off white perhaps?

Can you post pictures of the room that shares the kitchen wall?

I can definitely see a blue-grey like Boothbay Gray HC-165 from Benjamin Moore in your kitchen - it will look great with the cabinetry and the black counters. Also attached are some photos of a bedroom/ensuite done in this colour so you can visualize it better. Good luck from Montreal!

This might help too.

I agree with Lauren....maybe something like this
http://houzz.com/photos/2310698

The blue/gray suggestion although pretty for a BR will be too cold for your kitchen, especially with the stainless.

Ironically, I think the blue/grey could make the kitchen warmer and more inviting.

Thanks everyone, I'll post more pics tomorrow if what other rooms are in the area. I can't think you all enough for your help & knowledge.

Hi Everyone, here is some more of the pics. It's a living blue living room leading into an area where I'll put a dining table, and I am taking down a piece of that blue wall to,open up the blue room so it flows better into the yellow rooms.

So soft white, Greyson through out?

Grey through out, not cold grey, but a warm grey?

And yes the hanging pots will be outta there.

Thnx for your input.

Classic grey by Benjamin Moore, light almost white

This is a pretty neutral warm gray. With the strong color in your LR, it would look great!
Revere Pewter
http://houzz.com/photos/1291372

The yellow has to go!

I have/will add color with art, some plants, etc. you think I'm on the right track? Ok, I'll stop and wait for comments. Just excited I guess.

I have similar colour cabinets as you and funny my kitchen was also yellow and I hated it... It went the opposite direction and painted a dark brown, Otter Brown I believe, and I love it with the cabinets. I did this a number of years ago and still am not sick of it yet and still get compliments. (Looks even better when my kitchen is tidy, lol) ...anyways figured it's something you may not have considered yet.

I also had yellow walls at first, and changed to this Benjamin Moore Sage Tint and loved it. We have since moved and got lots of compliments from potential buyers. The house sold quickly, and I think that color had a lot to do with it!

the otter brown above is very good - not what I was thinking until I saw it.

This is the perfect time to think about a whole home color pallet. . . What are the colors that you love, how will the colors flow from room to room in your house. How do they work with the things that your not going to change.

I have attached two to give you an idea of what I am thinking.

This is a sample of how the colors work together with the colors that will stay.

Here is a blank that you can upload to most paint color visualizers and add your colors