Ivory closets have a creamy, soft surface color that coordinates with hardwood flooring and diverse granite hues. One option involves countertops in a colour wheel opposite, or complement, of yellowish ivory. Complementary granite displays cool, contrasting tones, while analogous granite hues fall on precisely the exact same side of the colour wheel since the warm tones in timber flooring and prefinished cabinetry. Granite countertops in lighting, yellowish gold set a tone-on-tone appearance, while dark granite countertops deliver tonal contrast; visual unity is made when countertops and flooring reveal the same undertone — or underlying hue.
Cool Toned Contrast
Violet-gray granite is complementary to yellowish ivory cabinetry, and in light colors, countertops in purple gray provide soft contrast. Cool, violet-gray granite offsets the warm tones of hardwood flooring. The granite’s cool tones are echoed by pendant lights and fittings in pewter, and backsplash tile in lotion and violet-gray continues the interplay of complementary colors. Bluish granite countertops provide another complementary alternative. Bluish granite has a medium tone, and it gives a fresh look with whitish ivory cabinetry, while contrasting with the orangish or yellowish tones in most hardwood floors.
Analogous Pairings
Ivory cabinetry has a warm glow that participates with warm countertop colors, especially when granite comprises goldish veining, and by adding accents in yellow ocher or orange, you create an analogous colour scheme with adjacent color wheel hues. Countertops in orange-red granite provide an alternative that links with the orangish undertone in timber flooring, and yellow-gold fixtures reiterate the granite’s yellow-gold veining. Medium, yellow-gold granite gently contrasts with ivory cupboards, and because most hardwood floors is medium in tone, it leads to a balanced look. Accents in warm olive include interest.
Light Tone on Tone
A subtle heat ensues when countertops in lighting, gold granite pair with cabinetry in light glazed. If hardwood floors is whitewashed to blend with ivory cabinetry, you create an ethereal lightness, especially when walls feature corrugated Venetian plaster. This is a tone-on-tone colour scheme, and the texture of granite countertops plays a major part. The granite’s veined texture requires focus on the brushstroke patterns on shiny ivory cabinets and discomfort marks on whitewashed flooring. A crystal chandelier reflects light, capping the room with a delicate touch.
Dark Tonal Contrast
Ivory cabinetry juxtaposes with dark granite colors, like mocha, burnt umber or medium orange-brown, and because black granite often has white veining, it provides a dark accent in kitchens and baths which feature light hardwood floors along with whitish ivory cabinetry. The gold striations at mocha granite create a connection with the yellowish undertone of ivory cabinetry, and hardwood floors stained in dark walnut restates the dark, red brown tone of mocha granite. When hardwood floors is orangeish at undertone, granite in medium orange-brown provides a balancing tone.