I was looking at this link to paint colors earlier today. Though its title suggests they're shades of gray, most are soft blues and greens. Maybe one of them would give you the color you want without being too dark. Other pale blues I've noticed recently are Sherwin William's Rainwashed and Benjamin Moore's Beach Glass. By googling paint names you can sometimes find photos of rooms painted in those colors, which I've found helpful.

Here is a link that might be useful: some soft blues, greens and grays

In truth, what shows the most is the doors-closet and entry-all white....if you have no plans to change those or paint them, then I'd do an off white background.I'd put any color you might like in a runner on the floor-perhaps bold! I saw "tangerine" shades in some 2012 kitchen trend pics-looked really fresh.

Just be sure to use a really good primer before you paint anything. You could also bring these pics to a Benjamin Moore store that has a color consultant. I found that to be very helpful. A soft gray may help the cabinets appear more white which you indicated you'd like.