Chicago is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #a4a2a9 |
| Complementary Color | #58565c |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (77.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicago Color. The Iwai Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Laurel Garland (#68705c) for more energetic effect. Try Magic Mountain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#58565c is the best complementary color to Chicago. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b5d56 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chicago are #5c5b56 and #575c56. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5d56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chicago and Finlandia colors as they work well with Chicago.
The split-complementary Chicago palette consists of #5b565c and #56575c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58565c). Try Salt Box and Abbey colors in combination with #5b5d56, 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 #5b5d56 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chicago. Thus Scorpion and Abbey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicago contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5d56 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chicago tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#58565c) and two others. The Abbey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chicago – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #565a5c and #5c5856.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5d56 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Chicago has a hue angle of 77.14°, a saturation of 3.91% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5d56 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5d56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,93,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 2.74, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(77.14,3.91%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(77.14,7.53%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.1129,-2.2356,3.7405) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9084,10.7247,10.3519) |