Tiger's Eye Color

#977c61

Tiger's Eye is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #68839e
Complementary Color #617b97
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Tiger's Eye Color Sample
Tiger's Eye Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #977c61

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tiger's Eye Color. The Irrigation color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cocoa Shell (#7e6657) for more calm effect. Try Chatura Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#617b97 is the best complementary color to Tiger's Eye. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #977c61 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Domino are #976161 and #979761. Thus found on the left and right of #977c61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Avocado colors as they work well with Tiger's Eye.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tiger's Eye palette consists of #616197 and #619797 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617b97). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #977c61, 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 #977c61 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tiger's Eye. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tiger's Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Highland, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #977c61 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool 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. Tiger's Eye tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#617b97) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61977c and #97617c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #977c61 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Tiger's Eye has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 21.77% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #977c61 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #977c61
RGB Decimal rgb(151,124,97)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 21.18, 40.78
HSL hsl(30,21.77%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,35.76%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.8757,6.4002,18.6675)
XYZ xyz(22.1278,21.8577,14.362)
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