Before choosing any shade, you should include cabinets and countertops in your plans when thinking about the paint colors for kitchen. For more information and cool images click on the following link:

Cook with colors

Before deciding the colour of the Kitchen.U should think abt the Following Points as:

Colour of Tiles in the kitchen.

Accessories used in the Kitchen.

Type of Almiras is it Wooden, Plastic,Glass..

Now on the basis of this Colour can be Decided as if the Colour of tiles are Off White then you can have Coffee colour or Light yellow in the wall

If you have got modular kitchen (furnished with electric chimney) you can use light shades as well as dark shades according to your preferences.But if you have conventional kitchen try to avoid light shades as due to smoke or fumes they will lose their grace in a short span of time.