Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets

When it comes to paint colors, nothing is more timeless than the perfect shade of cream. Pair a cream shade with bold hues in a large, airy space or use it all over a room for a sense of serenity. Regardless of the design approach you decide to pursue, consider adding these designers' go-to cream paint colors to your list of samples to test.

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Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore

"This color is the perfect balance of crisp white with the slightest cream undertone for warmth. It's always a winner, whether a city apartment or a beachside residence. Chantilly Lace is my favorite background color and a champion in both matte and satin finish. It's a classic color that allows art and upholstery to take center stage." — Nathan Thomas, Pembrooke & Ives

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Alabaster, Sherwin-Williams

"This warm shade with taupe undertones brings a velvety depth to walls and millwork. It works wonderfully with crisp white trim, and while it's right at home in more traditional spaces, it's bright enough to feel modern and fresh when paired with medium wood tones and clean lines." — Regan Baker, Regan Baker Design

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Vanilla Milkshake, Benjamin Moore

"We love Benjamin Moore's Vanilla Milkshake and its blend of gray with a strong cream undertone, for the walls, especially in a bedroom. It's super soft and soothing on the eye. The walls should be a softer tone to let the patterns on curtains and upholstery and textures in pillows show." — Meghan Hackett-Cassidy, Hackett Interiors

"I like Belgravia by Myland for wall and trim. The ground marble powder in their Marble Matt finish offers depth to complement the bones of classical architecture and show off the curvatures of fine woodwork." — Carolyn Pressly, Carolyn Pressly Interiors

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White Tie, Farrow & Ball

"I love this pale cream, as it serves as a warm neutral and brightens any space. It's also a great backdrop for art and pops of color. I like to use it in hallways; on kitchen cabinets; and for moldings and trims in contrast to a vibrant wallpaper." — Ritika Bhasin, Ritika Bhasin Design

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Swiss Coffee, Benjamin Moore

"My favorite cream paint is Benjamin Moore OC-45 Swiss Coffee. It’s the perfect creamy white, with a touch of beige and grey. I have it all over my home and have used it in many other homes. It’s warm and inviting while still modern and clean." — Danielle Fennoy, Revamp Interior Design

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Slipper Satin, Farrow & Ball

"I love this soft neutral. It warms up a space more than white, but doesn't carry too heavy of pink or yellow undertones." — MA Allen, MA Allen Interiors

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Natural Linen, Sherwin-Williams

"Sometimes creams can either have too much of a yellow undertone or resemble white and read cold, but this one’s just right and creates a calming understated elegance, allowing furnishings and art to be the real statement makers in the room." — Saudah Saleem, Saudah SaleemInteriors

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Pointing, Farrow & Ball

"I love Farrow & Ball Pointing for its ability to simultaneously invoke light and air, as well as depth and warmth. It's just as welcome in a historic estate as in a contemporary home. I especially love to use this color on the trim, walls, and ceiling in slightly different finishes for a cozy space with a subtle play on light." — Mel Bean, Mel Bean Interiors

"I love this cream color for a space. It has a very subtle peachy undertone that warms a room, but also a clean feel so it can be in a modern home or a more traditional setting." — Jess Cooney, Jess Cooney Interiors

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Cream kitchen cabinets are so popular, and with good reason – they are warmer than a true white and not as stark as gray. Cream colored kitchen cabinets are the prettiest way to create a warm and inviting kitchen!

Learn about the custom paint color we created for our cream cabinets, and find out how to recreate this look in your own kitchen.

Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets

Today I’m sharing the answer to one of the most frequently asked questions about our kitchen:

What paint color did you use on your cream kitchen cabinets?

Oh, if only it were that easy to share with you. Finding the exact paint color you want can seem impossible at times! For our kitchen renovation, I envisioned a warm, deep cream color for the shaker style cabinets. A shaker cream kitchen just feels so cozy and traditional to me!

In our previous home, we had white kitchen cabinets, but at times it felt a bit stark.

Cream kitchen cabinets feel warm, but still offer a light, breezy feeling. They’re perfect for a North or South facing room that tends to read blue – especially in winter.

That’s why I’m sharing with you today. You’ll find the exact code for our custom Cream Kitchen Cabinets, as well as a few of my other favorite cream colors that might work well for your own cream colored kitchen cabinets!

Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets
The Best Cream Kitchen Cabinets Color!

  • Cream Kitchen Cabinets
  • Custom Cream Colored Kitchen Cabinets
  • Tips
  • Our Custom Cream Kitchen Cabinets Color
  • More Cream Kitchen Cabinet Colors
    • Benjamin Moore Simply White
    • Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois Cream Paint Color
    • Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee
    • Benjamin Moore White Dove
    • Sherwin Williams Creamy
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • More of My Favorite Paint Colors

Colors like antique white tend to look too dingy or yellow in our home, although they are different for everyone. I love a light yet warm cream paint color which can be difficult to achieve.

You can see my favorite cream paint colors and the best warm whites here, but I wanted something a little different for this kitchen. I knew that even though I wanted something richer than a bright white, it still needed to have a high LRV to help bounce the natural light around.

The cream cabinets needed to blend with the adjacent breakfast nook and mudroom that are painted Navajo White. However, not quite as “yellow”. The color also had to blend with the neighboring living room, which is Zurich White… a dustier cream.

If you love the look of our classic cream kitchen, don’t skip this post about our Inset Cabinets and Cabinet Knob Placement!

Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets

Custom Cream Colored Kitchen Cabinets

The color we chose also had to complement the Olympia Danby marble without making it feel too white or too gray. Small feat, right?

So I took the easy route. I had Lacanche send a swatch of the range I had on order and had it color matched. It took a few attempts, but I think it’s absolutely perfect.

Our cream kitchen cabinets are not too white, too bright, too dusty, or too yellow. So what should I call it? Just Right White? Lacanche Cream? Sugar Cookie? I had to work sweets in there somehow.

Whatever you want to call it, I thought I’d share the color code for those who want cream cabinets that remind you of a sugar cookie.

Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets

This color would make the perfect furniture paint color, too! After all, our kitchen cabinets were designed to look like furniture.

You can use it on your kitchen island, though we chose to compliment it with a wood island.

This color is perfect for a traditional kitchen, but also works well for a modern, contemporary or country kitchen. It is a beautiful contrast to hardwood floors. You can also find subway tiles similar in color or opt to use a beadboard backsplash and paint it in the same color.

Tips

  • If you use the same color for your walls as your cream cabinets, your kitchen will instantly appear larger. We chose a true white ceiling paint, though, as we wanted the cabinets to appear truly cream!
  • Read more about painting walls and trim the same color here.
  • Check out this post about how to paint interior doors – these tips work well for cabinets, too!

Not sure what to paint the walls with your cream cabinets? The same color works well for both walls and ceiling, if you’d like. For walls I like to use eggshell sheen and for ceiling, flat.

Read all about Paint Sheens here!

Our Custom Cream Kitchen Cabinets Color

I had this color matched at our local Sherwin Williams.

The following information is exactly how our label reads on a one gallon can of paint. Download this free printable color code card to take with you to the paint store!

Best benjamin moore cream color for kitchen cabinets

Quick tip: I have heard from several readers that occasionally someone at their paint store will be confused about this formula, and I’m not sure why that is. If you get someone new that seems unsure, perhaps ask to speak to a manager for clarification! 

Sherwin Williams Pro Classic Semi-Gloss (diluted for sprayer)

CCE*Colorant   OZ  32  64  128

B1 – Black             –       1      –       –

R2- Maroon         –       –      –       1

Y3-Deep Gold     –      2      1       1

More Cream Kitchen Cabinet Colors

Frequently Asked Questions

Is cream a good color for kitchen cabinets?

Cream is a truly timeless color. You can never go wrong with choosing cream kitchen cabinets. In fact, I’d argue that they will look current for longer than any wood tone that you might choose instead.

What countertop goes well with kitchen cabinets?

Consider Danby Marble or Quartz Countertops in a warm white tone. While the cooler gray colors of marble can work beautifully with cream cabinets, many of the quartz options have more of a greige or brown undertone to the veining.

Does cream and gray look good together?

Yes, this is a combination we’ve used in many rooms of our home. A combination of grays, greige tones, and creams are beautiful, fresh, and still timeless.

You can see more of our new kitchen design with pendant lights and unlacquered brass hardware here!

More of My Favorite Paint Colors

  • Soft Chamois
  • Everyday White 
  • Farrow and Ball Clunch 
  • Farrow & Ball White Tie

What are the best cream color from Benjamin Moore?

The Best Benjamin Moore Cream Paint Colours.
Benjamin Moore Navajo White OC 96. Navajo White is a light cream with a blend of yellow and orange and a neutral base to calm things down. ... .
Benjamin Moore Gentle Cream OC 96. ... .
Benjamin Moore Indian White OC 88. ... .
Benjamin Moore Timid White OC 39. ... .
Benjamin Moore Ballet White OC 9..

Is Creamy a good color for kitchen cabinets?

Because of their neutral tone, cream-colored kitchen cabinets fit effortlessly into almost any kitchen design. Whether your kitchen is classic, farmhouse style, Victorian style, Tuscan style, or minimalist, you can't go wrong with them. Cream-colored cabinets are appropriate for both large and small kitchens.
White is still the most popular kitchen cabinet color in 2022 and beyond. However, we are seeing a shift towards warmer and more natural tones. We cover the best colors for cabinets from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams like Simply White, Dove White, and Chantilly Lace.

Are cream

Cream kitchen cabinets have increasingly grown in popularity over the past few years – and for good reason! Cream is warmer than white and lends a timeless and luxurious look to a kitchen design. Cream-colored cabinets work in many different design styles, from modern to rustic, traditional, country, and farmhouse.