Great way to put it!
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Get what makes you happy but if you’re thinking of eventual resale, you can’t go wrong with stainless (they make a non-fingerprint version).
As others may have mentioned, you can get panels that match your cabinets, if you like a cohesive look. They can be removed if the next owner prefers to see the appliances.
I love the colors but it’s hard to anticipate how they will be perceived in 15-20 years and whether people looking to buy your house will like it (kitchens and closets sell houses!)
I DO like the trend where people are getting their oven in a color as kind of the focal point of the kitchen (with a custom hood over the top and a killer backsplash). It works especially well with the larger size ovens.
I’m not a fan of white unless the whole kitchen is white and you’re going for the clean modern look (again, that may not appeal to buyers).
They are making a matte black, almost charcoal color now that I also like. No to the glossy/shiny black.
Depending how the kitchen is set up I don’t need all appliances to necessarily match. I am very NOT matchy matchy in the rest of my decor by choice.
If my refrigerator was white and not right next to my stainless steel dishwasher and stove - I would probably be ok with that. Do I want one white, one black, one stainless and one off white……no! 
My dream would be to actually have a colored oven.
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Throw in a Brady Bunch avocado green !!!
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Not avocado but I’d LOVE a good grass green one!
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We have stainless steel viking oven we will probably never replace. Also have stainless steel dishwasher and refrigerator.
I agree that a splash of cold is nice. When our microwave died (we have had many) I had a Sharp yellow one that was made for a man garage cave. I bought it on final sale at Home Depot and used it for years in our pantry as an extra microwave when the kids were little. I moved it to the kitchen temporarily to replace the stainless steel one that died. It looks great! It is in a open cabinet below the counter.
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We have the same fridge! We really like it. Ours is the counter-depth model. We looked FOREVER to find a white, counter-depth, side-by-side fridge with an icemaker and square edges (square lines rather than “puffy” or “swoopy” lines are better for the style of our particular kitchen.) We finally found this model as a special order from Lowes. They had the stainless version in stock so we knew what we were getting.
I do prefer white appliances for our kitchen. Stainless doesn’t fit the era of our kitchen. I ignored resale value. I am not looking to sell in the near term.
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Ours too, and it totally fits our kitchen. I really like this whirlpool counter depth fridge!
As an aside, my husband did infrastructure for commercial kitchens. He has zero interest in stainless appliances because if that.
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Interesting you say that… Just heard from a friend this week about her very old dishwasher needing to being replaced… salesperson warned that if it iis hardwired (not plugged in, ie not “corded” as now required by safety code rules there), it would be an extra $350 for electrician upgrade. Supposedly you can check by removing front lower panel.
We just had a bosch dishwasher installed. I believe it was hardwired but no electrician was required, just the delivery/installation guys which were part of the package. The 1st team forgot to flip the switch to turn the machine on. The 2nd team a few weeks later flipped the switch, then pushed button on machine and then the dishwasher worked fine. The 1st team just kept trying to push button and forgot they had flipped switch off to install.
If the electric connection is more hidden, you may have to pull the dishwasher out to check.
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The easiest way to check is to find the installation manual online. Since dishwashers rarely survive past 10 years, the majority of these instructions will be available in PDF somewhere on the web.
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Oh, we are original owners of our house. So I have our DW manual, including installation instructions. Just assumed that manuals showed options for it to be plugged or hardwired, depending on local rules. Looks like our 1993 DW is probably hardwired. Per a quick google check, CO code says it needs GFI protection (I think ours does). And also hardwiring allowed only if recommended by the manufacturer.
Conclusion: If we replace our DW, we may have more complication that just deciding on brand/model and color 
A hardwired dishwasher is unlikely to be connected to GFCI protection unless it is downstream of a GFCI receptacle (if you press the test button on those receptacles, does the dishwasher lose power?) or is on a GFCI breaker in the panel.
Adding a GFCI receptacle in a metal receptacle box is not that hard a job, but skilled electrician labor does cost money if you hire one to do it. (As sometimes mentioned on these forums, trades like electrician can pay well, but they do require significant learning beyond high school in order to do more complicated jobs than installing receptacles to existing wiring.)
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We redid our kitchen 5 years ago and replaced all of our appliances we went with stainless steel which I love. We bought all the same brand and got a deal where if we bought the stove, oven/microwave, and refrigerator we got the dishwasher free.
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