paint color for kitchen with light wood cabinets

Opt for light-colored wall paint if your cabinets are unusually dark such as mahogany or ebony. Dark wood cabinetry requires contrasting light wall colors to open and brighten the space. Choose... Below is a kitchen in Avon Lake that we painted the cabinets in a light gray color. Our interior designer helped this home owner select the color "Bone Black CW-715" from Benjamin Moore. We also painted the thin piece of wood near the top in black to give it an accent piece. Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray (SW 6205), unlike the name suggests, is actually a light blue-green paint color