Kiwi Fruit Color

#9daa4d

Kiwi Fruit is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #6255b2
Complementary Color #5a4caa
Color Shade: mid yellow (68.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Kiwi Fruit Color Sample
Kiwi Fruit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9daa4d

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kiwi Fruit Color. The Cute Pixie color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vintage Vibe (#888f4f) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Herb as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5a4caa is the best complementary color to Kiwi Fruit. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9daa4d complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive Green are #aa884c and #6eaa4c. Thus found on the left and right of #9daa4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Driftwood and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Kiwi Fruit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kiwi Fruit palette consists of #884caa and #4c6eaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4caa). Try Studio and San Marino colors in combination with #9daa4d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9daa4d offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kiwi Fruit. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kiwi Fruit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Ocean Green, and Cadillac split by 90° on the color wheel. #9daa4d square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kiwi Fruit tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5a4caa) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c9daa and #aa594c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9daa4d is made of 39% red, 42% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Kiwi Fruit has a hue angle of 68.39°, a saturation of 37.65% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9daa4d is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #9daa4d
RGB Decimal rgb(157,170,77)
RGB Percentage 39%, 42%, 19%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 36.47, 33.33
HSL hsl(68.39,37.65%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(68.39,54.71%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.8649,-18.1915,45.677)
XYZ xyz(29.6189,36.4534,12.4963)
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