Which grout for backsplash? (PIP)

[Susie]

We brought home a bunch of grout samples to look at for our kitchen backsplash, with the granite/etc. in the space.  Those tile pieces are all bullnose, but we have all the 2x9 and bullnose in the garage to do the backsplash now.




^In this photo the 2x9 that we ultimately chose is on the board leaning against the window.  I think it had white grout.

What do you think for grout color?  I think #3 is not gray enough with the wall color, but I could be talked into any of 1, 2, and 4.

[lessel]

I was going to say 3 before I saw the note under the picture. I vote for 2 then.

[numbers]

1 is too light.

2 is perfect.

3 is too yellow.

4 is way too dark.

[origami]

2

ETA I agree with the pp that the grout needs to blend with the tile (unless you’re intentionally going for contrast. 2 seems to do that, but if 3 is a closer match then I’d do that. If the grout doesn’t go well with the wall color then it would worry me that the tile also doesn’t go well.

[definitelyO]

4 is dark but I feel it would help pull in the counters... disclaimer - I'm terrible at this stuff

[Susie]

On looks alone, I was probably leaning toward 1/2, which it sounds like 2 is the probable consensus here... but then I was worried about it being harder to keep looking clean.  I've always preferred dark grout over white because I didn't worry so much about spatters from cooking, etc. cleaning up perfectly with ease.  4 would be more in that direction.

I'm planning to do really thin grout lines, so whatever I choose will not be as obvious as the plastic sample pieces.  

[aspentosh]

2 or 3, IMO. I'd probably go 2 because it looks like a true gray, not a discolored white which is how 3 leans to me.

Definitely no to 1 and 4. Too white and too dark.

[Roc A Bee]

2. I don’t love obvious grout lines and feel like backsplash grout doesn’t need the scrubbing that a floor does, so it won’t look dirty.

[dr.girlfriend]

I like 2. Enough contrast but not too much.

[aprilsails]

Another vote for 2 based on your constraints.

[k3am]

2.

[sju]

2. I like a little contrast. We have white with light gray in our backsplash and I love it. Our master bath, on the other hand, is just too white for me because we chose white grout.

[libbygrl109]

Any of 1, 2 or 4 would work. It would depend what kind/how much of a contrast you want between the grout and tile.

I'm with the others - I like 2. Just a subtle amount to help the tiles pop.

[silvercrayon]

2