If you're worried about a lack of light, choose a grey from the top of color swatch card. Personally I think a light , luminous cream or ivory would brighten it all up. Look for the lightest tone in tile and/or carpet sample - and go with that :)

Googled Benjamin Moore creams and came up with Edgecomb Gray, seems like could be interpreted as gray or beige so will match anything and pretty light although difficult to tell from computer view only if will be too dark for a basement with no natural light?

I love the blend of colors in the carpet swatch...what color/manufacturer is it? Love it!

I wouldn't go for a grey, because I have that carpet in my house, and it reads as beige in a large space. I would go with an ivory paint for the walls, and a bright white for the trim.

I agree with Nancy, ivory walls and white trim you can't go wrong.

I'm not familiar with it but edgecomb gray is mentioned a lot on Houzz. I think a lot of people choose it so it must be a nice neutral.

edgecomb gray is a very light grey, but I think your carpet would always look dirty if you don't go with a tone that goes with the carpet.

Check benjamin Moore featherbed, one of my favorite "go to" ivory/cream colors!

Also. BM white sand. It's my favourite neutral. More cream based but has a grey undertone. Goes well with everything!

Bennington Grey - it is warm and neutral....we did our main floor, upper hallway and basement in this colour 6 years ago and aren't sick of it yet! :)

Play up the grey tones from the great floor tile.....a nice light neutral greyed tone, not blueish/cold, no peachy, no tans or brown tones,,,,,,,,just pull a grey from the floor tile.....but you must like it with the carpet too................OR.....is there a very subtle olive tone in the tile/in the veining or am I seeing things....?..............I would have to see the actual tile and carpet.....but I wonder if you could go light warm grey with a "whisper".... of olive.....

I guess I might be tempted to go with a warm gray too. I have beige paint, but gray is very current and if I repaint, I'll probably go the direction of warm gray. You'd have to paint a sample and see how it is with the carpet.

I like the whisper of olive. We used better Homes "Olive Wood" and it looks grey, olive, and even brown all at the same time. Satin to add light. Beautiful room.

The best colors are always the ones that are cameleons

Thanks for all of the feedback. I definitely do not want green as I have sage in my kitchen and although I like it, it's not my favorite colored room in the house and want to have something different in the basement, plus I'm changing out my entire house of brass fixtures for the oil rubbed bronze and trying to update my colors from some gold/beiges to more of the gray/beige to be a little more current as well. The carpet is Mohawk Smartstrand Silk, Style is Serenity and color is sculpture gray. It is basically beige with flecks of gray, olive and tan so I thought it would match anything. I'm going with the multicolor because in this high traffic area I don't think cream colored carpet would be the best bet although I like the light look. This one seemed neutral enough that it would pick up whatever color was around it.

I think the greys will definitely go with what you are using, but they may be a little dark in the basement. it really depends on your lighting, I guess. Paint a large sample board and see how much reflectivity you get in basement.

Take a look at Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray, it is actually a chic blue gray color, simply divine.