Crocus is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #398051 |
| Complementary Color | #7ec696 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Crocus Color. The Victorian Valentine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Clover Pink (#cd9bc4) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Perfume as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7ec696 is the best complementary color to Crocus. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c67fae complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viola are #ba7ec6 and #c67e8a. Thus found on the left and right of #c67fae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching East Side and Puce colors as they work well with Crocus.
The split-complementary Crocus palette consists of #7ec6ba and #8ac67e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ec696). Try Half Baked and De York colors in combination with #c67fae, 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 #c67fae offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crocus. Thus Glacier and Wild Willow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crocus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Sorrell Brown, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #c67fae square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crocus tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#7ec696) and two others. The Wild Willow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aec67e and #967ec6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c67fae is made of 40% red, 25% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Crocus has a hue angle of 320.28°, a saturation of 38.38% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c67fae is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c67fae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,127,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 25%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.85, 9.41, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(320.28,38.38%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320.28,35.86%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8612,34.4002,-13.4533) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5181,30.2405,43.8513) |