Bold kitchen color push

Blue and green kitchens are moving from niche inspiration boards into the mainstream of remodeling and paint marketing in 2025 and 2026. The shift is showing up in designer surveys, homeowner renovation data and paint brands’ annual color pushes. (nkba.org) The National Kitchen and Bath Association’s 2025 Kitchen Trends Report, based on feedback from 523 industry professionals in North America, said green was the top kitchen color, with blue also ranking among the leading choices. The trade group framed the report as a guide to styles expected to shape the next three years. (nkba.org) Houzz’s 2025 U.S. Kitchen Trends Study showed white still led among renovated kitchens, but green and blue were each chosen by 5% of homeowners for cabinets. That puts bold cabinet colors well behind white, while still giving them a measurable foothold in real projects rather than just social posts. (houzz.com) The latest paint-brand forecasts are reinforcing that move toward saturated color. Behr named Hidden Gem, a smoky jade, its 2026 Color of the Year, and Valspar picked Warm Eucalyptus, a grounded green, for 2026. (behr.com, valspar.com) Those brand choices matter because cabinets, islands and built-ins are among the easiest large surfaces to recolor without changing a kitchen’s layout. Behr’s 2026 color materials explicitly pitch Hidden Gem for cabinetry and shelving in neutral interiors. (behr.com) The broader market is not moving in one direction. Sherwin-Williams chose Universal Khaki, a warm neutral, as its 2026 Color of the Year, while Benjamin Moore picked Silhouette, a deep brown-charcoal, showing that the color conversation now runs from earthy neutrals to darker, moodier finishes rather than back to stark white. (sherwin-williams.com, benjaminmoore.com) Industry coverage of the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s 2026 report points in the same direction. Designers Today said the new report describes kitchens as becoming more personalized, and Forbes reported the 2026 survey highlighted the most popular colors, styles and finishes for the year ahead. (designerstoday.com, forbes.com) The result is a kitchen market where white remains the default in finished renovations, but blue-greens are getting more institutional backing from designers and paint companies. For homeowners, that makes a painted cabinet run or a single-color island one of the clearest ways to make a standard kitchen look less generic without a full remodel. (houzz.com, nkba.org)