I like the second one from the left (first picture), but I wonder if you will have trouble finding towels to go with that color. My MB is close to the light blue in the second picture and I have trouble finding towels because of the blue is more of a blue green. I've been able to use tan, navy, dark brown and white, but light blues never match. Now I look at paint chips against towels before I paint.

I like it with one of the yellows. I like keeping it in the same color family, but with some contrast so would stay away from the tans.

OTOH, it seems on my monitor that there is some green in your tile? If so, then picking up the green might be nice, if you did want more contrast.

Those are all beautiful colors and I'm especially drawn to the 2nd. blue from the left in the 2nd. set of photo's, but I'm wondering if those blues are not too saturated for the stone. It's difficult for me to be objective because I always tend to go lighter than darker. Maybe someone else could add their 2 cents on the going lighter aspect.

What color is your vanity and hardware?

I like 4th and 5th beige colors from left on 1st pic. They go best with tile of all colors shown. If you do blue, use a lighter shade with some green in it.

what other elements are in the bathroom, hardware, trim color, tub/toilet color -
do you prefer monotone/subdued or want it to more contrast
what color is the master bedroom

In your first picture I like the first yellowish tan.
I think going with the blues it will be harder to accessorize.

Sticking with the "safer" yellowish tan or golden tan you can always add your contrast colors with towels, window treatment, shower curtain, vase/urn, art, etc.

We put in a similar tile to yours in our little master bath remodel and because it took so long for me to make up my mind about wall color, I went with 'safe', a deep gold with deeper brown understones-- read: easier to accessorize. :)

I have deep terracotta towels, some deep tan towels, a couple deep sage towels and the art and other accessories have those colors also.
Made life simpler for me. :)

I also like the first yellowish tan.

Amity - Really like your bathroom colors together!

1st yellowish tan too, I would punch up the color with accesories instead of paint. Course I can't figure out what paint to put in my own bath so I am probably not a great judge. Maybe it's easier when you don't think about it for MONTHS. Ha ha, objective eh!

I like the idea of a goldish tan, but darker than the samples you have.

Amity - What color did you use in your bathroom?

Laurie

Well, I think the consensus is blue is out and to go with a yellowish tan. The 1st yellowish tan that most people like is BM Aura Jicama. Amity, I do like your color & hope you'll share it with us.

Regarding the other colors in the room, there will be a large white free standing tub, white toilet. Vanity is Showplace Bradford door in maple. Color is taupe with ebony glaze. Fixtures will be in chrome. We are using Lapidus granite in the bath. It will be the vanity top, shower curb, shower niche shelves & corner shelves. There will also be a narrow 4" granite shelf along the back wall, behind the tub with granite bump-out where the tub faucet will be mounted.

The paint store gave me samples of some stone/gray colors today that totally DID NOT work. I'm going to go back tomorrow and concentrate on the yellow golds. I think it's best to stay in that color family and add other colors with room accents.

Thanks so much for your input! Keep it coming! This bath has taken longer to "deliver" than any of my pregnancies!

sheesharee
Thank you sooooo much for saying so!
As soon as she wakes up I'm bringing my Mom in here to see your post! *smile*
Seriously, the woman who has only ever had white walls in her homes for over 70 years now lives with me and literally grabbed her chest, gasped and didn't let that breath out for what seemed like minutes when she saw the first wall in our bathroom painted.
Made me really start second-guessing myself.
The front short/pony wall is primer with some of the Campground color added to it, that's why it's so much lighter.
Again, Thank youuuuu!

msrose - I mean, Laurie *smile*
Thank youuuuu!
The color is Campground by Behr, in a Satin finish.
The trim is a semi-gloss so it works with the matte tiles....lots of different sheens.
I originally wanted to go with a deep amber but no matter what we tested, it just jumped out at us .........made us feel like we were inside a huge melon.

lindanj_2008,
Can hardly wait to see what you decided and would love to see pics!
Don't grab your chest and gasp when you see the color going on the wall should you decide to use it..... Campground 330D-5 BEHR in Satin finish......Once all the accessories are in place, it's actually very soothing and it turned very, very neutral in our bathroom yet still brought out the true colors in the different tiles.
We had a problem with some colors bringing out too much pink in the tile.

We have a window in our bathroom and on the wall that is shaded, more in the corner away from natural light, the color is deep and soothing.
Where the natural light hits the walls, the color is happier/lighter but still warm.

"Thanks so much for your input! Keep it coming! This bath has taken longer to "deliver" than any of my pregnancies!"

Ain't it the truth! LOLOLOL Thank you for the great morning laugh!

Tan, 2nd pic, far right or 3rd from right. With stone work the trend is to match it all then accesorize with eye candy. Here's a pic of the outside of Lance Armstrongs home. The stone work all matches, the pots match....matchy, matchy. Then the greenery "POPS"!

Here is a link that might be useful: matchy, matchy with stonework