Subway is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #787a83 |
| Complementary Color | #7c7d86 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Subway Color. The Sage Green Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusty Mountain (#716d63) for more energetic effect. Try Pablo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c7d86 is the best complementary color to Subway. 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 #87857c complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #867f7c and #83867c. Thus found on the left and right of #87857c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Subway.
The split-complementary Subway palette consists of #7f7c86 and #7c8386 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7d86). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #87857c, 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 #87857c 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 Subway. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Subway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #87857c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Subway tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c7d86) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c8684 and #867c7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #87857c is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Subway has a hue angle of 49.09°, a saturation of 4.38% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87857c is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #87857c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,133,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 4.31, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(49.09,4.38%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.09,8.15%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4628,-0.9539,5.1079) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0173,23.3812,22.4214) |