I just went on this search last Friday and I am going to end up getting quartz and Corian. I could not find a beigey granite that was not too busy or dark or gray for me. Just my 2 cents!

Juparana St. Cecelia & Venetian Gold might meet your needs and both are relatively inexpensive. ALso Venetian Ice and Giallo Ornamental. SOme of these can be very lightly colored.

Thanks, oldryder, for the suggestions! Will look into those. And chitownkat, what quartz did you choose? I have "absolutely" decided on several different quartz options, and keep changing my mind. Decided to look at granite one more time. Just curious about where you are headed with your choices! Thanks to both of you!

I too had to find a one with less grey because of my floor. I just found two weeks ago the Giallo Ornamental light . I looked and looked and looked so I know what you mean.

We have not decided on counters yet, and I likely will not decide until I absolutely have to!

For quartz I am considering Silestone "Tigris Sand" and Zodiac "crema marfil" There are a ton of lighter Corian colors also. We are doing an island so I may do one of those lighter beige colors on the perimeter and a darker quartz on the island.

My trip to the granite place confirmed my feelings that granite is just not for me, design wise. I like its properties as a material for countertops but just not have warmed to it visually, if that makes any sense.

Each slab is different, but Colonial Creme and Colonial Gold are relatively light granites with minimal veining.
Giallo Napoli, if you can get the creamier one is another.
Perlato-Europa is a gold granite, very light though, not much gray.
Cristalo is another one.
There are lots out there, but you will have to pick out your slab. It might mean going to several suppliers before you find the one you want, but in the end, it will be well worth the trouble.

Sarina...giallo ornamental is one of my favorites! And RoRo...thanks for the additional suggestions! Can't wait to look at these, too!