Westchester Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #868687 |
| Complementary Color | #787879 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Westchester Grey Color. The Coastline Trail color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bandicoot (#858470) for more energetic effect. Try Lazy Lichen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#787879 is the best complementary color to Westchester Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #797978 complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #797878 and #787978. Thus found on the left and right of #797978 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Boulder and Xanadu colors as they work well with Westchester Grey.
The split-complementary Westchester Grey palette consists of #787879 and #787879 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787879). Try Jumbo and Jumbo colors in combination with #797978, 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 #797978 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Westchester Grey. Thus Fedora and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Westchester Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Xanadu, and Boulder split by 90° on the color wheel. #797978 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Westchester Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#787879) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boulder – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #787979 and #797878.
In a RGB color space, hex #797978 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Westchester Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.41% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #797978 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #797978 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,121,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.39, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.41%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.83%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7991,-0.1971,0.5408) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1127,19.0958,20.5005) |