Choosing a kitchen countertop color: over 60 perfect combinations for your interior.

Light work surface

A light countertop will suit any style of kitchen interior, it goes equally well with a light or dark kitchen. It is easily soiled and requires careful handling by the hostess.

White color

The most popular and controversial color for the work surface is white. Glossy ideal surfaces are suitable for a modern style, high-tech, minimalism, Scandinavian. It goes well with a white or contrasting kitchen. A classic matte white stone countertop is suitable for a conservative style.

Beige color

Beige in light shades of ivory, champagne, milk, vanilla, suitable for neutral countertops that serve as a background for an apron or kitchen set.

The photo shows a white kitchen interior with a vanilla countertop, which does not attract attention, but at the same time separates the upper and lower spaces.

Sand color

The sand color of the countertop should be chosen for a kitchen with wooden facades and warm lighting, as well as for a dark set.

Light gray color

A light gray countertop will suit a white, gray and dark gray kitchen set, as well as the color of concrete, which does not highlight the remains of splashes and possible crumbs as much as white.

The photo shows a light gray countertop on the island table and the main work area, the color matches the walls and looks organic with the white kitchen set.

Metallic color

Metallic color or a tabletop made of aluminum/stainless steel in a steel shade is best used when creating a high-tech style. This is a practical choice for a kitchen where cooking is often done.

The photo shows a metallic countertop that fits into the white and blue interior of a modern kitchen and is echoed in the kitchen appliances.

Dark worktop

Dark shades of the worktop are attractive due to their practicality; in glossy and matte finishes, they look equally advantageous with light or dark kitchen units.

Black

Black and anthracite countertops look stylish. Suitable for medium-sized and larger kitchens, visually separates the upper cabinets and lower cabinets of the unit. Looks good in any style.

In the photo, a black glossy countertop in the style of a modern classic interior acts as a stylish accent and a practical solution.

Galaxy color

Galaxy color is suitable for a kitchen that you want to diversify without using decor. The design is a smooth transition of colors with characteristic inclusions.

Dark brown color

Dark brown shades, cappuccino color, chocolate, look good with the same floor or dining table. Suitable for light, white kitchens as a contrast.

Dark gray

The dark gray work surface looks neutral, suits any style, and goes well with white, pastel, and gray shades of the kitchen.

Choosing a colored countertop

To create a bright accent in the kitchen, it is enough to choose a colored work surface that will be complemented by wallpaper or textiles.

Red

A red worktop is often found in combination with white and dark furniture. Red gloss can be repeated in the color of the dining table or floor finish.

Burgundy

Burgundy is better not to combine with red, it is suitable for the modern design of a light kitchen.

Orange

The orange tabletop is suitable in combination with a white set for a small kitchen, and in combination with dark brown furniture for a spacious room.

Yellow

Yellow adds light to the room, but it is better to choose it only for the tabletop and one more decorative item, for example, potholders or a teapot, because yellow can cause eye fatigue.

Pink

Suitable for lilac, pink, white, gray set. A kitchen with a pink countertop looks impressive and at the same time non-aggressive.

Blue

Blue is best combined with gray and white kitchens in Mediterranean and modern styles.

Green

Has a beneficial effect on vision, suitable for rooms of any size. The light green shade of the countertop will suit a large space and a kitchen set in white, light gray, or dark brown shades. The olive color looks good in a Provence-style kitchen, creating a noble atmosphere.

In the photo, the bright green work surface acts as an accent, harmoniously combined with a white facade and a mosaic apron.

Turquoise

The turquoise countertop goes equally well with dark brown, white and black furniture, as well as with colored yellow and pink facades.

Purple

A purple work surface can be combined with the same walls, but it is better to choose facades in a light beige shade. A lilac countertop will suit a Provence style kitchen or a modern small kitchen.

The photo shows a combination of a purple table, countertop and mosaic tile elements in a colored kitchen, the set of which consists of three colors.

Color and pattern of a stone work surface

A stone work surface is not only expensive and wear-resistant, but also has a unique pattern that is not repeated twice.

Granite

The color of granite depends on the mineral components, it can be pinkish, scarlet, gray, black, coffee-colored.

Marble

The color palette of marble includes the main white color with grayish, red, chestnut, green impurities.

Onyx

Onyx is presented in yellow, beige and coffee shades with characteristic large white or black flat divorces.

Almandine

An almandine countertop in the kitchen is particularly durable and resistant to high temperatures.

Opal

An opal work surface can be a cloudy or bright shade with a wood or stone texture, it can be golden, scarlet, black, milky, pink, blue.

Quartz

Quartz, or pressed granite, can be any color thanks to the addition of paints, it can be absolutely white, which is extremely rare in nature.

Malachite

Available from light turquoise to emerald and black. Notable for its smooth color transitions and concentric circle shapes.

Travertine

A kitchen countertop made of travertine can be gray, white, brown, or gold.

Wood countertop

Oak

Oak is available in several tones.

• White oak is white, ash-colored due to bleaching of the fibers. It can be with pink or gray veins.
• Bleached oak goes well with orange, purple, turquoise, gray, black and gold.

The photo shows a kitchen in eco style, where a bleached oak countertop is combined with a light floor and white trim.

• Bog oak

Bog oak can be pure black or smoky, with a shade of gray. Suitable for white-gray, beige-brown, emerald, scarlet kitchens.

• Golden or natural oak has a golden, coffee, orange color. The tones flow into each other, combined with dark chestnut, gold, yellow, burgundy.

• Dark oak can be chestnut and dark chocolate in color, combined with white, ultramarine, gold, burgundy.

• The color of wenge varies from gold to chestnut, burgundy, dark purple with black textured lines. Combines with bleached oak, maple, ash, with blue, orange, cream, white, emerald kitchen.

Beech

It has a warm golden hue, is classified as a light wood, which is combined with lilac, brown, gray, salmon kitchen furniture.

Walnut

Countertop made of walnut can be medium and rich brown with a gray or red undertone. It is distinguished by dark veins and lighter strokes. It goes well with dark green, beige, sandy purple, burgundy, milky, and black.

Cherry color in the kitchen can be considered golden, red, or chocolate, and goes well with sky blue, milky, pale green, beige, coffee, and pink.

Alder

It has a golden hue, honey orange color without dark details. Similar to golden oak, goes well with grey, beige, pale red, burgundy, olive, lilac, white, black.

Ash

Ash can be light (coffee color with distinct lines) and dark (dark chocolate color with the same texture). Light ash is combined with concrete, milky, white, mint, brown colors in the kitchen, and dark ash with burgundy, white, milky, green.

The photo shows the work surface and island part surface made of light ash, which is combined with a dark gray set and emphasized by light inserts.

Terrado is similar to the color of asphalt, metallic and concrete. The gray base of the color is complemented by darkening like abrasions. It goes well with white, grey, dark brown and black furniture.

The bamboo work surface has a pattern created by pressing the stems. It can be dark brown, light brown, brown with green veins.

Choosing a color for a countertop made of different materials

Plastic

A plastic countertop can be no less practical, in addition, PVC coating has a wide variety of textures, decor, imitation wood and stone.

The photo shows a kitchen with a plastic countertop that matches the apron in color and material, which is why there is no border between the work surface and the apron.

Laminated chipboard or MDF

Kitchen countertops made of laminated chipboard or MDF are made using the postforming technique, when a layer of plastic and a moisture-resistant coating are applied to the panel under high pressure, and a drip collector is attached to the ends to prevent moisture accumulation.

Laminated The work surface in the kitchen can be dark or light, of any shade and design, repeating stone, chips, the texture of oak or other wood. Also, a plastic countertop can be made to look like marble or granite, be glossy or matte, and not fade in the sun.

Acrylic

An acrylic work surface in the kitchen imitates the color of stone, comes in any color with iridescent and shade transitions, in glossy or matte finish.

The photo shows a countertop and apron made of acrylic, which are made to look like stone and match the white kitchen unit.

Kitchen and countertop color

You can choose a color based on the rules of matching in tone or in contrast. You can also choose the color of the work surface to match the color of the kitchen unit.

The photo shows a blue kitchen set, which in the kitchen interior is complemented by light gray walls, a brick wall, a black dining group and a gray countertop. Good lighting is important for such a combination.

Color of the table, floor, apron, sink and countertop

The color of the countertop can be harmoniously combined in contrast or find a response in the color of the dining table, floor or apron.

Dining table

The countertop can be matched to the color of the dining group, if it is in the kitchen. In order to diversify the color palette, you can choose a companion color, for example, a gray table and a white countertop. Also, a combination of one color, for example, sand and yellow in different tones, is suitable for a classic style.

In the photo, the countertop of the work table and the island part of the kitchen differs in color, but looks organic with the furniture set and the shade of the floor.

Floor

Flat The work surface can be combined with the color of the kitchen floor. For example, laminate or laminate-like tiles of dark wood will go well with the same countertop. A contrasting glossy black floor will go well with a matte light surface, and dark beige tiles will look good with a honey-gold countertop.

In the photo, the color of the floor matches the kitchen set, and the countertop matches the color of the kitchen wall trim.

Apron

You shouldn’t choose the same tone for the apron and the work surface, as this space will not provide a visually clear line of demarcation. It is better to choose one color in different shades, for example, lilac and violet, or light gray and the color of concrete. For contrast, a glass apron with a photo print or a mosaic apron will do. If the kitchen countertop is glossy, it is better to choose a matte apron.

In the photo, not only the apron, but also the walls are made in the same color as the work surface in a gray and white high-tech interior.

Sink

The sink in the kitchen can be ceramic, metal or stone, based on this, it can match the color of the countertop or stand out in contrast. The work surface looks integral, merging with the sink. The overall style is emphasized by a stainless steel sink with a gray countertop.

In the photo, the sink and countertop are matched in the same color, which makes the work surface uniform and without color differences.

When choosing a countertop for the kitchen, you need to start from from the size of the room, the color of the furniture and the finish. A bright work surface itself serves as an accent, and a neutral one serves as a background for kitchen utensils.