#EEF9C1Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1) is a near-white, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 117°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.073. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EEF9C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 249, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 82%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 22%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.9 -12.7 25.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.960 0.073 117) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kiwi Kiss shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8f3b3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#f6fabc — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#eef9c1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eefac4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Kiwi Kiss in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.11:1 and against black 18.96:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eef9c1 · #c6d09d · #9fa87b · #7a815a · #575d3b · #363b1e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#eef9c1 · #e8e0a9 · #dfc898 · #d3b08b · #c49a81 · #b38679
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eef9c1 · #9bb9ad · #8f986b · #43836d · #565d35 · #264439
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eef9c1 · #ccd0c0 · #a9af91 · #746696 · #494d36 · #2d3021
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef9c1 · #d5d3da · #94968c · #5a595e · #24261c · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0f9 · #c9c7d1 · #9d9aa5 · #23202d · #04020b · #eef9c1
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef9c1 · #bfe4cc · #86b27b · #8c56be · #293861 · #040a33
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef9c1 · #d5d1e2 · #8494ba · #704a6f · #162343 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef9c1 · #c7d7e1 · #719bb5 · #7b475a · #3c1525 · #000610
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef9c1 · #c4d9dc · #679fa7 · #5e507e · #3e1613 · #010006
#EFF9C8 · #F0F8CE · #F1F8D5 · #F2F8DB · #F3F8E2
#C1CB99 · #969F73 · #6E754E · #474D2C · #25290D
#EFF8CC · #EFF6D6 · #F0F5E1
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.