No brainer , white that almond looks horrible with that paint.

Paint your switch plate covers (do NOT paint them while on the wall!!!!) the same color as your wall.

I'd go with white.

The almond looks dirty.

White.

I have replaced every switchplate and wall outlet with beautiful ones from craft shows, my travels,

and artsy places. I have enamel beach scenes, 3D florals, printed fabric covered ones, painted ones, and on and on. It took a few years of collecting, but I love how they look.

paint them the same color as wall

White. And don't stare at them either.

You don't want wall outlets to disappear - you need to find them - you just don't generally want them screaming for attention.

The switch plate cover is what is painted; the switch itself is not. Choose one that is the color of your woodwork. You will have no trouble finding the switch, but the switch plate will be less in-you-face.

Paint them the same color as the wall

The plates are an easy switch. I don't find them a FEATURE I want to celebrate by fancying them up. The plugins and switches are a bigger issue. They don't swap out so easily and some would want an electrician doing that job. My choice is to match the switches and the plugins. White is always correct. Almond maybe not. It really is potatoe potato.

I think that those that said the almond is "horrible" or "dirty" are actually looking at the ivory one on the bottom right that you are planning to replace. I personally went with white for my home, but truthfully, the light almond flat plate looks white on my monitor.

Thank you all for your suggestions so far! I think I may have gotten my husband to switch over to team white. loonar29, you are right that there is such a subtle difference between the two (which I why I almost felt silly thinking about this so much). As others have mentioned, white will always be in style and probably the safest bet in the long run, since as many have mentioned, switching out the actual plugs and switches will be time-consuming!

I know this is old, but I couldn’t help myself. Perhaps this will help future readers of this thread. I think all the commenters claiming the almond looked “dingy” were in fact looking at the ivory in your photo. I am personally a BIG proponent of light almond. It is subtle but the difference is worth it for me. White is so plain, so standard, to me, that everyone generally goes for it without thinking it through. As an electrician, I applaud you for taking the time to recognize this. Although not always (or even typically) done, wiring devices and wallplates are technically designed to blend in with their surroundings. Now, stop and think...who has white walls these days? My grandparents do, for one. They are in their 90s. That should tell you something.

Go with light almond, or better yet, one of Lutron’s 30 or so colors, which blend in with your wall best, how you like it. Only, those are 2-5x more expensive than standard colors. Guess what? Light almond is a standard color these days! So it costs the same as white,

ivory, gray, black, and brown.

But don’t just “go with white” because it’s what everyone does. Be yourself.

Go with white. Don’t paint your outlet covers that is so tacky from a design perspective.