But most of the time we don’t end up painting their cabinets “white”.  Instead it is some variation of an off-white.

Off-whites are basically a “true white” with just a little bit of color added to lessen the starkness of “true white”.  If your kitchen has a a lot of natural light and/or cool undertones, then “true white” might work well.

Most of the time a true white is too stark, sterile and at times almost fluorescent  or neon like.  It is just too “white”.

We have used it on occasion, but very rarely.  

When I meet with customers who are looking to paint their cabinets white, I usually recommend that they start with these four colors.

Extra White SW 7006 – This shade of white has a slight cool undertone to it and goes well with spaces that have grays, blues and/or purple undertones in the space.

High Reflective White SW 7757 – This is the truest white available.  I like to recommend this color so that customers can see why they might not like it.  It is also a great tool to put next to other colors so that you can compare and see the undertones that are present.

Pure White SW 7005 – This shade has a slight warm undertone without any yellow or gold in it.  One of the more popular colors.

Westhighland White SW 7566 – This shade of white has a slight golden undertone that gives it it’s warmth.  

Dover White SW 6358 – Similar to Westhighland White, Dover White has a little bit more of the goldish undertone giving it more of a creamy, yellowish undertone.

Most of time customers are able to find the white that they are looking for with these 5 shades of white.  And if they don’t love one of these colors, it helps them narrow down the undertones that they are looking for in a color.