Renovating your kitchen isn’t always easy—there are countless decisions to make, from flooring and backsplashes to appliances and hardware. One of the most impactful? Choosing the right paint for your kitchen cabinets . But not all colors are created equal, and what seems like a good idea at first could turn into a major design regret later—one you’ll either have to live with or spend significant time and money changing.

Here are six cabinet colors designers warn against for your kitchen, along with their alternative suggestions. 01 of 06

Bright Yellow

Interior designer Shay Holland tells me yellow is a bad choice for kitchen cabinetry. “Yellow, much like McDonald’s famous Golden Arches, is linked to happiness, which sounds appealing in theory," Holland says. "In practice, though

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