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Color matches for this paint color ?

2 years ago

I’m looking for advice for colors that would go well with this paint for my kitchen cabinets. The paint is called “So sophisticated” by Clark and Kensington). White looks fabulous with it but I’m stuck on a three color palette (grey, white, black) and need more options ! It’s more on the blue side of grey. This is our first home and I’m bummed on colors at this point. Any advice is very helpful !

Comments (11)

  • 2 years ago

    A colonial blue or slate blue would look great!

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    i would avoid the tendency to pick a navy or slate...it will end up very cold with those walls.

    Note the door tone/ pick wood and find a granite with some warm mixed with all the gray and black you referenced. Why so cold anyway ?

    this is a better option / giving some natural texture and warmth ...theres a variety of species and stains that you could pick

    The Woodshop of Avon · More Info


    if the layout permits / a wood contrast w basic white cabinetry elsewhere would be a nice option w gray walls just a backdrop as opposed to a theme.


    Needham Kitchen · More Info


  • 2 years ago

    It took me a while to figure out the Clark + Kensington web site, but I wanted to come up with a wide array of colors that you could consider, and I kept finding them in the Cool Neutral palette - until it finally hit me: they separate their colors by undertone. Will everything in the Cool Neutral palette work for you? No. Will you find a white there? No, but you already have a white. It is a fantastic place to start though.

    All of these paints have grey undertones. Your color is a blue-ish grey or a grey-ish blue. I wouldn’t necessarily choose purple, but you could if you wanted to. I also don’t want you to feel limited by grey undertones or by one brand of paint. But it would be good to chose one direction and stick with that. Grey undertones might be your sweet spot, or it could be blues. Here are some colors I pulled before I realized they were on the same palette.

    Your color:







  • 2 years ago

    I'm confused by your wording - your cabinets are going to be the color of that wall and you are looking for two more paint colors for the walls and island or the walls and trim? Can you show us a pic of the kitchen, the size, the layout? How many colors you have going on, and what color they are can really depend on the size of the space and how tight or spacious the layout is.


    Most any paint company will color match to other companies. Call ACE and ask if they can sell you C+K in a Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore color. Don't limit youself to C+K colors.

  • 2 years ago

    All of my walls are the same color. I’m looking for a color for my cabinets as well as my island or just general colors that compliment the colors of my walls.

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Get unstuck from dated and boring gray everywhere. Venture into color! But be sure that your cabinet refinishing pro uses an actual industrial wood coating, and NOT house paint, or worse, craft paint. Cabinets take a beating, and they need to be able to stand up to that.


  • 2 years ago

    Behr's GALACTIC TINT N510-2is very similar to Clark and Kensington So sophisticated. The paint's webpageincludes several coordinating colors (scroll down webpage to view).

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    what colors do you like? we cant tell. walls hold the place together...usually there are windows with views...usually there is chosen material for flooring along w carpet or area rugs...usually there is an investment in furnishing and/or art.. endtables/ lamps/chairs/ cushions......things that you like and need for day to day living....your provided picture shows nothing in that regard......walls are simply a backdrop. Maybe it would be wise to get inspiration pics. Check magazines out w decor in pictures and make a scrapbook for a week or so. If this is a random/ isolated pick for whatever reason...... I would go to a stoneyard for an afternoon to see counter top choices......note some color tones/ shades that inspire you for the cabinets.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Another vote (not that any of us gets a vote) for more color in your house. Every wall is gray? I live in Cleveland - I know gray. Dip into the other options for a powder room,



    A guest bedroom,


    And your cabinets





  • 2 years ago

    You are installing hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of cabinets and selecting the color from the walls that can be repainted with $60.00 worth of paint? The most durable items in each room should be selected before things that are more easily replaced. Ignore this if the paint colour is on every single wall of the house and therefore can not be so easily changed.

  • 2 years ago

    Well, most importantly, you don’t use paint on cabinets, you use an alkyd or a urethane enamel, and let it cure for as long as the manufacturer recommends.