Little Greene Kitchen Green 85

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What are Little Greene Kitchen Green undertones?
Is Kitchen Green 85 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Kitchen Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Kitchen Green 85
Code:	85
Name:	Kitchen Green
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England

What color is Little Greene Kitchen Green?

Little Greene Kitchen Green 85 is a light, softened yellow-green with a chalky, slightly greyed cast. Its gentle warmth keeps it from reading too minty, while the muted finish gives it enough restraint for broad wall areas. In daylight, this shade can appear fresher and greener; under warmer lamps, its pale olive notes become more noticeable. Kitchen Green suits painted cabinetry, pantry doors, and dining-room walls, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and linen textiles. For contrast, pair it with deeper olive, earthy terracotta, or a smoky blue-grey.

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What are Little Greene Kitchen Green undertones?

Kitchen Green is a light, soft straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#C9CB9A

RGB code:

201, 203, 154

Is Little Greene Kitchen Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 62°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

85 Kitchen Green HSL code: 62, 32%, 70%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Kitchen Green

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Kitchen Green:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

85
Kitchen Green

Darker shades

85
Kitchen Green

84
Boxington

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#c9cb9a
RGB Decimal	201, 203, 154
RGB Percent	78.82%, 79.61%, 60.39%
HSV	Hue: 62° Saturation: 24.14% Value: 79.61%
HSL	hsl(62, 32, 70)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.99 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 24.14 Key: 20.39
YIQ	Y: 196.816 I: 14.554 Q: -15.672
XYZ	X: 51.275 Y: 57.463 Z: 38.953
CIE Lab	L:80.439 a:-8.657 b:24.296
CIE Luv	L:80.439 u:1.33 v:35.27
Decimal	13224858
Hunter Lab	75.805, -11.917, 22.596