The Best Paint Colors for Red Appliances

Neutral Colors

• Neutral colors go well with any color, so they can be used in a kitchen with red appliances. Paint your walls in a neutral color such as white, gray or beige. When using gray or beige, it's important to choose a tint, or lighter version of the color, because red is a strong color that stands out against a lighter colored wall. Likewise, using a lighter color, especially in a small kitchen, makes the kitchen appear larger.

Monochromatic Colors

• Monochromatic colors, such as red, pink and maroon, are colors that are in the same color family. Paint your walls in one of these colors to create a streamlined look in your kitchen. These colors go well together and will match the red appliances in your kitchen. Therefore, it would be difficult to make a mistake with choosing colors if you stick with a monochromatic color scheme in your kitchen.

Analogous Colors

• Colors that are beside each other on the color wheel are analogous colors. Analogous color combinations include red, red-orange and orange; or red, red-violet and violet. The reds in the room are the appliances in your kitchen. Use orange, for example, to paint the walls and use red-orange to paint your kitchen cabinets. Likewise, create an accent wall by painting one wall in red-orange and the other walls in orange.

Triadic Colors

• Colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel, as in red, yellow and blue, are considered triadic colors. As with the analogous color scheme, the reds in the room are the appliances in your kitchen. One way of painting your kitchen in the triadic color scheme with red appliances is to paint all of your walls yellow and to paint the wood trims in the kitchen in blue. Likewise, paint all of the walls yellow and use blue for upholstery and other fabrics such as for cushioned seats and hand towels in your kitchen.