I agree, a contrast of some sort would be nice between the floors and cabinets. You could explore mid-tone cabinets and a darker counter to tie into the flooring. I like having the same flooring throughout a space, especially in a small space, so I wouldn't change the flooring. Good luck!

I would install soft white cabinet (not stark white) and ivory (slightly darker than the cabinets but not beige). If there's an island, you might consider a contrasting material/finish (either wood or painted the dark tan color on the right side of the pic).

Without seeing your cabinets, it's hard to offer any advice other than to buy a sample of the tile to make sure you like it with your cabinets.

We are building in NC and the biggest decision we had to mKe was what color the kitchen cabinets should be-- we ended up deciding on grey- but not painted, stained with a medium dark glaze.. In the end, the color you get is similar to taupe.. It is on rustic alder wood. So, it is not too dark and not too "cool" as there is the brown that shows through.. The nice this about this is it is complimented by any brown woods so you still get character and have no issue with wood transitions. Here,s a pic (taken outside from a sample... Still hard to tell but you can get more of an idea Good luck!!