Thanks, Boxerpups. DH and I spent several hours last weekend reading all the past threads (including the wonderful one you linked to :-) and he said he really wants to go with a darker brown, hopefully with movement. Maybe something like the narrow galley you showed. Hmm. dark and rich... but in our budget.

Oh let me show you these then. I did not realize you
were looking for a darker brown. The above (All but Marble)
are actually just a $70sq foot price. Of course this
depends on the slabs and where you are in the US.
Look for Tropic Brown, Antico brown, Deer Brown, Baltic
brown or Coffee Brown. these do not have as much movement
but they have the browns you are looking for and they are
the same price as Ubatuba or your Peacock green granite.
The ones below may be a bit more with the exotic movement.
Here are some browns that you may find your DH likes too.
Good luck on your slab search.

~boxer

Lapidus

Solarius

Mascarello

Juparana Rustica

Vyara

Golden Persia

I started out loving soapstone also, but wanted a brown colored granite. I ended up with Chocolate Brown in a Leather finish. We fell in love with the finish, and we didn't want a harsh glare from lighting to reflect on the granite.
Other granites that we looked at and liked were: Chocolate Pearl, Bronzite, Coffee Brown, Brown Antique, and, Cabernet. Bronzite had lots of movement, but seems it was more expensive.

Here's a pic of one of our slabs in Chocolate Brown Leather.

Wow! What fabulous ideas. Thanks to both of you for the pictures and input. Any of those would fit the bill. I am going to go out to the stone yard again this week with DH this time. Now I have a great list. Merci!

I have Venetian Gold in my kitchen it has - gold, grey, flecks of burgundy, white, cream, brown, black in it.

Here is a link that might be useful:

I'm looking for a pretty granite that would go with Warm Chestnut Knotty Alder Cabinets. I would like something that is more open grain but would take any suggestions. Something in the warm tones I am getting close to my cabinets being done and everything I find is sold or discontinued. Please Help! This was suppose to be fun!

This is what we chose to go with our ivory colored cabinets. It's called Bordeaux River.

Does the granite you chose stain easy? Its beautiful .

would love to see your finished picture installed!! Gorgeous!