Alligator Color

#886600

Alligator is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #79f
Complementary Color #002188
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Alligator Color Sample
Alligator Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #886600

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Alligator Color. The Moscow Papyrus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ayahuasca Vine (#665500) for more calm effect. Try Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#002188 is the best complementary color to Alligator. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #860 complementary color is Resolution Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #820 and #680. Thus found on the left and right of #860 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Alligator.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alligator palette consists of #208 and #068 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002188). Try White and White colors in combination with #860, 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 #860 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alligator. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alligator contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Resolution Blue, White, and Fresh Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #860 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm 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. Alligator tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#002188) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Burgundy – 120° from the complementary Resolution Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #086 and #880021.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #886600 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Alligator has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #886600 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #886600
RGB Decimal rgb(136,102,0)
RGB Percentage 57%, 43%, 0%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 53.33, 46.67
HSL hsl(45,100%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,100%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.2718,5.5253,52.3576)
XYZ xyz(14.9047,14.737,2.059)
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