Carol's Purr is soft, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #885eca |
| Complementary Color | #5e35a1 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (83.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Carol's Purr Color. The Funky Frog color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fresh Onion (#5b8930) for more calm effect. Try Machu Picchu Gardens as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e35a1 is the best complementary color to Carol's Purr. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77a135 complementary color is Royal Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sushi are #a19435 and #41a135. Thus found on the left and right of #77a135 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Apple colors as they work well with Carol's Purr.
The split-complementary Carol's Purr palette consists of #9435a1 and #3541a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e35a1). Try Vivid Violet and Sapphire colors in combination with #77a135, 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 #77a135 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carol's Purr. Thus Royal Heath and Astral giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carol's Purr contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Purple, Keppel, and Stiletto split by 90° on the color wheel. #77a135 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carol's Purr tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#5e35a1) and two others. The Astral is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brown Rust – 120° from the complementary Royal Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3577a1 and #a15f35.
In a RGB color space, hex #77a135 is made of 36% red, 48% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Carol's Purr has a hue angle of 83.33°, a saturation of 50.47% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77a135 is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #77a135 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,161,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 48%, 16% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 0, 42.36, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(83.33,50.47%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(83.33,67.08%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3673,-31.2314,49.666) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9952,29.6687,7.9882) |