I like the third (middle) color best.

Thank you both. I'm not sure what that beige color is on the other wall but it might be in our garage! If I can find it, I will look into colors that go with it. I agree that the ones we chose so far are boring (I think my husband actually used that same term!)

Our house has a room that is a similar beige color. It looks nice with a light sage green next to it. I don't think you need to go completely away from color, just need to move towards one that isn't as bright.

We were thinking greens! The bottom sample is actually a sage color but is just too similar to the wall next to it. Maybe a lighter shade of sage...

I've also been looking at several shades of blues

You have a great opportunity to go with two colors here for a warm and vibrant look. The soffit can be a deep paprika and the walls a complimentary cumin that would still have some pop but be fun and exciting without the shock.

I like the rustic colors in Sherwood Williams they are luxurious, calming and elegantly vibrant. They also bounce off other colors well. The brasin blue is really nice.

Thank you! I will look into those!

I think it would be really helpful to put in a backsplash and then build your color scheme. A backsplash adds interest and texture.

Yay! Here's my backsplash... not sure why the photo didn't come through before...it looks more complex than it is. It comes in sheets of the little glass "straws" my walls are painted a light creamy yellow

This is my newly remodeled kitchen. I love this crazy backsplash! Your instinct to do something bold with the aqua makes sense to me because of your neutral flooring. Your cabinets, in my opinion, are the strong suit of your kitchen. I would go with something warm with the paint color and maybe something really fun with the backslash... you obviously love color!

It would really help you see the true color of the paint if you used test boards painted in your choices rather than seeing them on the wall surrounded by your aqua.

That's a good idea! The aqua is definitely distracting

Thanks Tricia! I do like color! I wasn't able to pull up your photo but id love to see it

found another user here with similar kitchen to mine...what do we think of this color?

Its peacock plume by Sherwin Williams

I like this gray/blue colorand I am posting this one because I like the wainscoting. I like the peacock plume you posted, too!

My kitchen is oak and it is here:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~58830325

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~71048330

My paint is Valspar Churchill Hotel Ecru which is a great match to my backsplash. The backsplash color matches to Valspar Mystique.

Another person with an oak kitchen did a green, though it is hard to see in the pic but it is in the comments section of this post if you are looking for ideas for oak kitchens:

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/affordable-update-dsvw-vd~4347799?n=13

In general, cool grays do not work well with warm wood tones. Neither brings out the best in the other. Cream, creamy beige and blues and greens work best. The blues and greens can have gray undertones.

Here is an article about "grays" that work with warm wood tones. These grays are mostly really blues and greens. A sage green would be a good way to go. Usually, Valspar paints can be matched to other company colors.

http://www.housekaboodle.com/gray-paint-colors-with-wood-trim/

If you are thinking of doing a backsplash it is a good idea to do counters first if you are thinking of changing them too. Backsplash can get damaged by new counter installation or there can be gaps if the new counter and old counter are different thicknesses. If you are saving for countertops (not saying you need to) then you could do the peninsula in butcher block and save some money - something I did. I got mine from Menard's and it has held up just fine.

I like that peacock plume as well. I think something in the blue will blend well w/the goldish tone from the other wall, and go w/the oak cabs.

some other teals. you can always lighten these by 25-50% too. get a few samples. And with Valspars paint guarantee, if you don't like the color once your try it out, return it and they'll mix you something new! Can't beat that! (even though I dislike their paint, they do have some great colors)

Selecting colors in the green and blue family will accentuate the orange of your cabinets.

Consider tile-look wallpaper for the walls that have cabinets (both walls of the L) or just as a backsplash. Then choose a color from it, something neutral, for the other walls.

Galveston Gray BM

I like the teal colors above, but if you use a bluish green rather than a warmer color, the reddish/orange tones in the stain on the cabinets will pop out because of the complimentary color aspect. The cabinets are nice, so if that's what you want, go for it!

Tricia Wood, I love your backsplash!!!! My kitchen and, it looks like, Deborah's kitchen have a ~4 inch back splash in same material as the countertop. Design-wise, does it work to install a different material to bring the backsplash up to the bottom of the cabinets?

Kaye, Although mine isn't done that way, if the small 4" backsplash and the bolder statement you might want to make with one similar to mine had some of the same color tones-- it might work... here's how mine is transitioned:

New samples!

I think the second from the bottom is my favorite, number 4. And after that, number 3.

Number 2

I like number 3

Looks like that other wall is kind of a pale ochre? For a neutral I'd suggest maybe Choice Cream or Prairie Grass from SW. Or if you want something more colorful, Anchors Aweigh, Quietude, or Dress Blues could be really nice.

You need to get a large piece of sample board - I am not sure what they use - maybe foam board and paint your top two favorites in a much larger sample. Also, since you will need two coats to cover the aqua anyway, consider doing a light cream or even white to neutralize the room first before making a final decision. Then you can paint large areas with the sample jars. Right now the aqua is reflecting onto the samples and possibly showing through the samples and distorting the color.

You are right! I think the aqua is throwing them off too

You will get the best result if you prime first when going from a dark color to a much lighter color. So I would follow the advice above from jhmarie and prime the walls first in order to get a blank slate for color selection.

Look at Sherwin Williams Wheetgrass. It is an earth green. I had the same oak cabinets that you so, and they really complement d each other well.