Crocodile Color
Crocodile is a yellow color with hex code #736D58. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with crocodile, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Crocodile Color Values
What Does Crocodile Mean?
Crocodile belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Crocodile sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Crocodile is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: grayish yellowish brown, #7E6D5A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Crocodile
Crocodile and #595E73 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #736059 and #6C7359, which sit beside crocodile on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair crocodile with triadic partners #59736E and #6E5973. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #736D58; }
.background { background-color: #736D58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736D58; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #736D5840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for crocodile?
Crocodile has the hex code #736D58. In RGB notation it is rgb(115, 109, 88), in HSL it is hsl(47, 13%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.534, 0.032, 94.
What does the color crocodile mean?
Yellow-family colors like crocodile carry distinct psychological associations. Crocodile belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Crocodile sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with crocodile?
Crocodile has three easy routes: its complement #595E73 for punch, its neighbors #736059 and #6C7359 for something calmer, or triadic partners #59736E and #6E5973 when you want energy.
Is crocodile a standard web color?
No — Crocodile is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #736D58 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make crocodile lighter or darker?
To lighten crocodile, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E9E7E2 (lightest tint) to #141310 (darkest shade).
About Crocodile
Crocodile is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #736D58 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.