I would match it to what ever color it Looks like in this picture since this is the color you like. It doesn't matter what the real color is since that may photograph differently under different circumstances.

Nobody can say for certain the color. It is probably a white.....maybe it isn't. !

A bath begins with the layout. Then the tile for the floor, the shower, the shower flooring, the counter top and cabinetry finish in harmony.

Your " designer friend" Is a friend or a HIRE?

You hate gray? Good! Because the ship has sailed.

You have north light /cool light only and want a warm and yet light space? You lean into ivories and soft whites. You start at layout and then the other hard surfaces. Along with the flavor/style that suits you.

Want to know WHY?

RIGHT HERE.

Believe it.................: ) No, I did nothing prior to the screen grabs on an incredibly accurate IMac

You must get YOUR look together, and an interior designer can be your best friend for the entire build.

You tell me!?

Paint can be mixed to a mere fraction of any hue. Begin with the rest: )

You could ask of ANY...what color?

This is warm....and serene? Or it isn't? It depends you. It isn't about a cabinet color.....yet.

To continue what Jan says, my former LR faced north, and I wanted a pale blue for my LR. I had to choose a color that was distinctly warm, greenish blue. Regular blues looked periwinkle or almost lavender. It was in a completely different spot in the paint swatches than one would expect from seeing it in the room.

Trying to identify the color from a photo will only get you so far. Look into the characteristics of the same three that were advised and add one or two more options and test. If undertones/LRV are similar, they should provide a fairly close effect; but it’s important to test them. Achieving a serene/elegant feel overall will be influenced by the totality of choices, including wall color, tiles, lighting and metals. https://julieblanner.com/mushroom-paint-colors/

I will add:

You are going to find when you go shopping, a DEFINITE WARMING trend in Quartz, in tile.You will find pale creamy whites and palest of pale beige tones that didn't exist in quartz and even porcelain tile, a mere year ago. You will find a diminishing number of harshly veined /highly contrasted gray to black options.

Call it natural evolution in palettes, or better? A reaction to an increasingly harsh and technically isolating world: )

I think it looks like a taupe. The cabinets, trim, and mirror frames are a darker shade of it than the walls. It's not a white- the white towels and porcelin show how much putty/mushroom is in the taupe areas. It almost looks like it has a pink undertone to me, I'm not sure if that's because of the lighting in the photo or my monitor.

I have a similar colored vanity in one of my secondary bathrooms. I used SW Balanced beige 7037.

" You have a similar EFFECT" : :)

That to me is the point. I would NEVER commit to cabinet color until I had all bath elements together. It is the "changeable" in a sea of other items best selected first.. ?

COLOR! The most elusive, ethereal factor in decorating. The most difficult to get right.

Here are my thoughts on color:

1. What you see on your screen is not the same as what anyone else sees on theirs. Computer monitors are calibrated differently, and everyone's eyeballs can see the same color differently.

2. What you see on your screen is not the same as the color in real life. You need to see the actual color in your actual room with your actual light. BECAUSE,

3. Color is a function of light. In dim light everything looks gray. The same color in your room in Florida can look different than that same color in your neighbor's house or in your old house in Massachusetts or even the same color on different walls in the same room or at different times of day.

4. Sheen is important--a color in a different sheen, matte vs. semi-gloss vs. pearl, etc., will appear to look different because of the way the light is reflected.

5. Names of colors are irrelevant. Just because something is called Cloud White doesn't mean it looks like clouds. And what color would you think Marilyn's Dress is? That's why many paint manufacturers assign numbers to their colors.

6. Surroundings can change the look of a color. Green trees outside, a brown wood floor, a blue sofa, a red brick wall, all can change the way your color appears.

7. The ONLY way to decide on a color to paint your walls, trim or cabinetry is to narrow down the possibilities, get large samples of the color, and view them at all times of the day and evening, in natural and artificial light. It's not easy, but when you take the time to do it right, you will be happier and less likely to return here to the Design Dilemmas asking how to change the color.

More color stories:

1. Many years ago I had renovated my kitchen and wanted to use the same color on the walls as that on the trim in the adjoining hallway. The kitchen had no natural light but the hallway got bright sun. I had to select two different colors to make it appear as if both rooms were painted the same color. The hallway needed a darker color than the kitchen.

2. Not long ago a client of mine wanted to change the color of her family room. Her rug had burgundy as a main color and beige and green as accents. We decided to paint the walls a coordinating green. I initially selected some greens that I thought would work, but every time we placed them on the walls, they were showing up blue/green. As you may know, green is made from mixing blue and yellow. The greens I was selecting had too much blue in them, so I realized that I needed to go further on the color wheel to get a green with more yellow in it. Bingo--we found the perfect green.

This is what comes close to matching on my computer. At least it these colors will direct you to the best portion of the spectrum for the color.

I was going to say SW Balanced Beige also.

My picker tells me Hazelwood BM

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/1005/hazelwood

^^^^^all

You ( our op ) are in love with the whole, not just the cabinet color, and the whole is making you love that cabinet color! It's the floor, the windows, the white of tub and counter! It's a tone on tone harmony and simplicity - a thing that can be achieved across a thousand neutral shades from white to beige, to you name it

You will find when stone and tile shopping? You might love quite a lot. That's the issue with all rooms, but especially a bath. Begin at the beginning, ( layout ) and then.......e.d.i.t surfaces/colors so you don't find yourself "painted " into unforgiving corners, or here in a trail of t.e.a.r.s. : )

As was pointed out above by Diana Bier, our individual eyes do see color differently. I had friends over, and for some odd reason, we were discussing the color of my sofa. Half saw it as a soft brown-gold, the other half saw it as a moss green. Same room at same time in the same light. That conversation was an eye-opener.

These Farrow and Ball paints look similar to the picture I see on my screen. For the reasons listed by others below, it doesn't mean they will be the right colors for your space.

Beautiful inspiration pic. Compelling that the trim is darker than the walls, the mirror frames are wood and painted, and the view is wonderful. This space must look very different when it is lit well enough to see in! The lighting here is all mood.

Can you guess at this paint color?

Guess? Sure.

Dollars to donuts your inspiration pic is AI, most likely from Midjourney. The tell is the doubling up on lighting around the mirror (light bar and sconces) and the faux wheat feather in a vase - typical Midjourney results.

I could be wrong, but it doesn't matter.

Why it doesn't matter if it's AI or a real room:

1. All the reasons already listed.
2. Color on line is not accurate - everyone's monitor displays color differently.
3. Color on line - including all the AI image generators - operates in the sRGB color space which makes no attempt to model human color perception.
4. Multiply all that x 1,000 for the fact that people see and sense color differently.

So it doesn't matter if it's directly from a designer's portfolio on her desktop to your email, Pinterest's blown-out post production circus of images, or Midjourney's whacky world of color.

It all lands in the same digitized bucket of color that you see on your device of choice.

You absolutely asked for the right kind of color help - a guess.

Here are a few chips to grab to start figuring out how you can get the look and vibe of the inspo color on your cabinets.

It's a range of several colors - which could be another indicator that it's AI. Captures of real rooms, even if someone used every post production Photoshop tool there is, usually have a much smaller number of possible paint colors when analyzed.

LOL!!!

^^Lori

Really good catch on the wheat, which appears to be planted in a faucet handle?

You made my point: ) from above.

I have a really great and very affable painter. Three years ago, I walk into my new lakeside build, thankfully the client far away at their primary home.

"OMG!! did you get the wrong paint, Kevin? !" "NO! What's wrong, honey?

"It looks..........BEIGE!" WTH!

"Yeah, sorta......I thought about calling you, since you.... but ......I'm just the technician, and you never miss."

"Yeah? I just did, big time and ya know what? I'm redoing it- all of it."

Was rather a pricey boo boo on my part, but? My painter was very kind: )

Thank you to everyone for your phenomenal insights and thoughts. It was so, so helpful. I am happy to hear that I seem to be on the right track with taupes, and I will certainly take all your advice about choosing all the components together - countertops, floor and shower tiles - and choosing the paint color last, after ordering large samples to try in different lights. And in seeing what color ultimately gives me the overall look/vibe I am trying to capture.

Very interesting about AI - it's certainly a brave new world!

As for the color two people both guessed when I canvassed my circle - it was BM Smokey Taupe. (Very similar to what a number of you guessed! )

Thank you, thank you to all of you. :)