20 Popular Kitchen Cabinet Color Ideas

Sharing the best kitchen cabinet colors for your home and the top trending colors to use. Also includes examples of each color in real-life kitchens.

20 Beautiful Paint Colors for Kitchen Cabinets {2021 Trends}

Don’t be afraid of bringing color to your kitchen! Especially since it is the center of the home. Cabinets don’t always have to be white or some other neutral color. 

Painting your cabinets can truly make them stand out while adding a burst of energy to the space. I know it can be hard to imagine the finished product, so today I’m sharing pictures of painted kitchen cabinet ideas to help you visualize it!

Best Kitchen Cabinet Color Combinations

With all these color ideas for painting kitchen cabinets, I’ve included a full list for you with plenty of photos to show you what it will look like. Kitchen cabinet color trends have come a long way from being very monochromatic. People are embracing bolder colors that make a statement. So which color trend will you go with? Let’s take a look at some of the front runners.

Sage green has been on the horizon for the last couple of years as a trending paint color. This is due to the popularity of the Boho design style and the mid-century modern look. Both have design elements pulled from nature and a more modern flare. It feels serene and still fresh and fun. 

Sage Green and White

This kitchen used sage green as the main color cabinet and mixed in white cabinets for the island. The white quartz countertops and gold hardware give a little glam to this kitchen. The traditional rug has vibrant colors like blue to add some dimension. 

Design by Caitlin Flemming as seen on The Wall Street Journal

This kitchen uses the sage green color in reverse. With the mix of decor pieces used and cabinet hardware, this kitchen has a more farmhouse decor style and easily could fit into a home decorated with a cottage feel. I love how the lights tie in with the cabinet color and give it a slightly modern edge.

Design by Tom Howley

Don’t fret the all-white kitchen is still super popular. It really gives an updated look to a classic kitchen. Mixing in materials like wood bowls and seagrass barstools like these help ground the color. The subtle farmhouse lights tie in with the black metal on the barstool legs really pulling the design together.

By Raquel Langworthy Photography

This kitchen is the same concept as the one above but with more modern lighting and barstools take it to a different design style. These pendants are oversized and make a big statement.

By West Elm

Recently, neutral paint colors have been taking over kitchens all over Pinterest and I am loving the trend! Instead of the white kitchen we’ve seen for years being a front runner, charcoal grey and off-white are becoming more and more popular.

Charcoal Grey and Off-White

This gorgeous kitchen has so much natural light and makes the white and charcoal grey cabinet colors pop and have gorgeous contrast. The white walls also help with making the space feel bright and modern. The gold hardware and scalloped tile elevate the look to make it have a coastal design vibe.

Design by Style Inherited

This kitchen has a more industrial feel with square white subway tile and black grout. It has a more traditional light fixture and they used an aged gold metal for all the hardware to give it a traditional feel. I love how the black trim on the window ties in with the tile grout and makes the charcoal grey cabinets not feel so heavy and dark.

Design by Marianne Simon

Off-white paint has such a beautiful creamy tone to it so why not use it on kitchen cabinets. Mix it with gold-toned metals and you have a subtle glam kitchen space. I love how the door is in a wood tone to make the space feel even warmer. 

Design by Studio McGee

If there could ever be a color closer to my heart then it is blue. Both are so widely popular in the paint world in the last year or so. Rich dark navy blue kitchen cabinet mixed with white and golds are trending and even lighter blue shades are still giving all those coastal vibes which are on the front end of design trends. 

Dark Blue and Light Blue

Take a look at how the white tile, walls, and light fixtures take this kitchen into a fresh modern direction. There is a peek to the back of the butler’s pantry that has the same rich dark blue kitchen cabinet paint color as the island. I love when kitchens do pops of color like this! The industrial-style barstools give it a little rustic vibe to ground the design.

Design by Studio McGee

This next kitchen shows how with wood tones and a patterned tile you can get a more rustic look. The kitchen cabinets are a shaker style so still on-trend and modern looking yet with mid-tone wood floating shelves. The contrast is just beautiful! The hardware is kept in a simple style and in brushed gold. 

Design by Saffron + Poe

This is my own kitchen and as you can see I love the light blue kitchen cabinet trend. Mine is mixed with white kitchen cabinets as well for a subtle contrast. If you want to know the exact color you can check out my source page. I mixed them with these coastal-looking barstools and we have used them for a few years and they have held up beautifully. I used black iron pendants and chrome cabinet hardware to pull it all together.

Design by A Blissful Nest

Kitchen cabinet paint can take on a whole new look with lighting. This kitchen has these gorgeous woven pendant lights that are definitely a statement. But with a vaulted ceiling, this space still feels light bright, and airy. I love the tile behind the kitchen hood that ties in the blue in the cabinetry. 

Design by Gal Meets Glam

Are you craving more color? How about trying some brighter shades like aqua and pale yellow. They are soft and subtle but have a pop. Just check out these kitchens for some inspiration. 

Aqua and Pale Yellow

This bright pop of aqua blue is such a happy color for kitchen cabinets. It is the color of the ocean and perfect for a coastal or cottage-style home. This white farmhouse sink also makes this kitchen have a more low-key look to it. 

Design by Glamour Nest

You can go a little darker on the paint tint and this is what you will get. A rick aqua color that is such a gorgeous statement. Use white tile and paint for the walls to keep it crisp and modern. 

Design by Mikayla Valois

6. Black

I love a great black kitchen- and this one looks so comfortable especially with those butcher block counters and matching beams.

{via Blair Harris }

Such a fabulous farmhouse look with the black cabinets , big farmhouse sink, and open shelving above.

{via Elizabeth Lawson }

Don’t be afraid of going with a dark black color on the lowers especially when you have tons of natural light flowing into the kitchen and shining off those white counters and uppers.

{via H2 Design + Build }

7. Grey & Navy

As a huge fan of gray, AND dark blue.. I’d totally go for this design. The island gives the perfect amount of blue to go with all the curtains and pretty dishes.

 

10. Turquoise

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A huge island in a bright and open kitchen can definitely be this shade of purple. The dining table has a dark purple base that plays with this perfectly.

14. Light Grey

Grey is a timeless color. It can make the kitchen a beautiful classic, and it can go with any style cabinets and home you have and I think it really is the new neutral, all shades of gray. {via Our Vintage Home Love }

{via Elements of Style on Decorpad }

 

19. Beige

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20. Cream

This gorgeous cream color is less grey than the beige above and a little more yellow to the white-based paints. It gives a kitchen a soft warm feel for sure.

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Did you find a color that you can’t live without? I hope these 20 Beautiful Kitchen Cabinet Colors have won you over and make you decide to add a splash of color to the kitchen.