#886600Alligator (#886600) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.109. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #886600 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 102, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 100%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 100%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.3 5.5 52.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.530 0.109 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Alligator shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8b6300 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8b6600 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#886600 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#886702 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Alligator in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.32:1 and against black 3.95:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d9be83 · #b49653 · #886600 · #684d00 · #402e00 · #1c1200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8b9659 · #897f34 · #886600 · #7e4f04 · #703a10 · #5f2817
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#86b874 · #7a9171 · #886600 · #664b00 · #453200 · #0d2305
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dcd0b5 · #bfac83 · #958b76 · #886600 · #304988 · #3d2e0b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fc · #8c8678 · #886600 · #4f5359 · #272113 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #886600
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d9b4 · #4e9ff5 · #ab6d5d · #886600 · #44538b · #071114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #4e8eb3 · #886600 · #584487 · #002538 · #02000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf9fc · #3995a0 · #886600 · #703b73 · #360c39 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcf9f1 · #449784 · #886600 · #354f8e · #400623 · #00000d
#9B7D37 · #AE945A · #C2AB7B · #D6C39C · #EADBBD
#715400 · #5B4300 · #453200 · #312200 · #1E1300
#82682B · #7C6941 · #766B52
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.