Usually two cab colors along w two counter colors does not work . Can you back up and refine some choices? I’d try. Otherwise just pick a neutral off white . There are such tones that straddle warms and cools in the space. The sherwin Williams staff is trained. They will find it for you . But I think the kitchen picks are a little scary . To be honest.

Super helpful! Yea nothing is set at all yet, other than the dark countertop color which we're in love with. Actually though, nothing other than the floors is purchased yet, so all a moving target. ;)

The super dark piece w white flecks then is the perimeter? Why not a simple white island top , w a streak or single black vein . Simple but beautiful go pick it out . You could maybe do the two colors of cabs then .

It's actually dark with blue green flashes (Emerald pearl granite). We might go with simple white isalnd, we're geologists so struggling to get over using a quartz instead of natural stone. ;)

Look at Knitting Needles. It’s a completely neutral gray.

I agree that the kitchen stone choices are VERY scary (and I am not a quartz fan either). The two do not go together. They are both super cool in tone and imo don't go with the floors at all. In addition, they are extremely busy. If you must use one, the top photo is the best choice, but I'd only put it on whitish cabinets (not two tone). I really think you should revisit the stone yard to see about another choice. Either that, or refinish the floors. Also, you don't use marble and granite - it's either one or the other. I'd never put a marble backsplash with a granite countertop. There are just too many things going on here. I'm sorry to say, this could become a hot mess.

Thanks super helpful! This is what happens when scientists have to pick interior choices haha. What granite would you select with this flooring? Definitely not changing the floors, love them.

I'm hoping others can chime in with a granite choice for you. I must admit, I'm not a granite fan either. I'm a marble girl, although I know it's not practical, but it's what I love. If you're a scientist and like dark counters have you considered soap stone? I'm sure you know it's almost impossible to ruin and goes great with white cabinets and your current floors?

Sherwin Williams Agreeable Grey or Accessible Beige are both great options! Matched them with a red toned bamboo wood floor recently and it turned out great.

Cold grays are over with. Warmer colors and natural woods are making big inroads. Which you already have. You’re getting ready to drop a lot of money in something that is past it’s prime, and worst of all, does not go with the house. That’s the big issue. The house rules. You can’t pretend that the kitchen exists in a completely different house. It has to work in THAT house. And none of that works in that house.

Not loving all the stone choices either. And, also, after being on here for a while have definitely learned not to mix "fake" (quartz) with "real" (marble, granite ,quartzite) and to ideally not mix different "real" materials either. I agree that soapstone would be a beautiful choice with your floors and give you the dark on the perimeters you desire, with white cabinets. Maybe you can do the darker island and use a butcher block top if you want something different but I think 2 colors and 2 counter materials may be overwhelming.

Another vote for soapstone!

https://www.houzz.com/photos/north-greenwich-cottage-renovation-traditional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~62726903

With that beautiful acacia floor with its distinctive grain I too would vote for something without too bold a competing pattern. A classic soapstone, or a “mist” (Virginia, Silver etc) honed granite or a soft white marble with gray - any of those would look beautiful. I suspect as geologists that you both really “see” stones for what they are as opposed to the general public’s perception of counters as being simply a field of color and pattern. But a deeper knowledge or appreciation of the material itself is not your friend when getting everything to pair well. Ironically. I don’t find Houzz easy to search, but you might see what you can locate pictures of kitchens with acacia floors as your starting point. I would focus on the choices of counters used first, then cabinet color, and finally backsplash. Re the marrying cool tones to warm ones there shades that are neutral but a paint color still will not tie everything together. You can used the same stone for the counter and backsplash though, which eliminates one matching conundrum. Final thought, don’t use quartz - you are geologists - you of all folk should have real stone.

Really super helpful jad2design, thanks so much. I'm definitely going to follow your advice and start with the floors and build a pallet without looking to hard at what the stone is. ;) I think you are spot on, we get caught up in interesting rocks. I have a feeling we may end up with Marble and will live with the etching, there's just nothing that remotely compares in a simple white with grey, and it seems to pair with everything.

Here’s a discussion re marble for kitchen countertops to start-

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3172016/the-dilemma-of-using-white-marble-for-counter-tops