Crocodile Eye is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #88d |
| Complementary Color | #212177 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crocodile Eye Color. The Fiji Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called The Devil's Grass (#666420) for more calm effect. Try Jungle Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#212177 is the best complementary color to Crocodile Eye. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #772 complementary color is Lucky Point, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #774c21 and #4c7721. Thus found on the left and right of #772 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bull Shot and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Crocodile Eye.
The split-complementary Crocodile Eye palette consists of #4c2177 and #214c77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#212177). Try Honey Flower and Bay of Many colors in combination with #772, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #772 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 Crocodile Eye. Thus Plum and Elm giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crocodile Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lucky Point, Eucalyptus, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #772 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crocodile Eye tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#212177) and two others. The Elm is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crown of Thorns – 120° from the complementary Lucky Point. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #217677 and #772121.
In a RGB color space, hex #777722 is made of 44% red, 44% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Crocodile Eye has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777722 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #777722 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,119,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 44%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 33.34, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(60,55.56%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,71.43%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5499,-11.1082,44.3917) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4933,17.2311,4.0754) |