What off-white color choices can I look into and compare for my final decision?

[Tina E.]

We're remodeling our kitchen with a very light color theme.

We were planning to go with a pure white kitchen sink, but I want to break it up a smidgen and go off-white for the color.

I want to go to the gray side of the scale, not toward the almond side.

What off-white color choices can I look into and compare for my final decision?

[Olga]

I've always said making an exact color match when repairing a white wall usually fails. That's why so many people end up painting the entire wall.

In your case, though, this is good news because it gives you a lot of color choices. Here are five versions of off-white plumbing fixture colors that I have worked with and all go toward the gray side as they get slightly shaded.

Remember, this is just my version. There are many different off-white color names and shades out there to choose from.

1. Dune: close alternative to pure white.

2. Sea Salt: off-white textured color with hints of very light speckles

3. Cane: close to sea salt with smaller finer speckles and more of them.

4. Sand Bar: very soothing, sun-bleached stone look with first hints of gray.

5. Ice Gray: very light gray and end of off-white look.

And final tip: Choose quickly to protect your sanity, the light shades are so close you could end up in a very dark place!