Union Station Color

#c7c5ba

Union Station 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 #383a45
Complementary Color #babbc7
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with white)
Union Station Color Sample
Union Station Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7c5ba

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Union Station Color. The Kahlua Milk 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 Trinity Islands (#b9b79b) for more energetic effect. Try Bombay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#babbc7 is the best complementary color to Union Station. 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 #c7c5ba complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ash are #c7beba and #c2c7ba. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c5ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Union Station.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Union Station palette consists of #bebac7 and #bac2c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#babbc7). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c7c5ba, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c7c5ba 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 Union Station. Thus Chatelle and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Union Station contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c5ba square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Union Station tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#babbc7) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bac7c5 and #c7babb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7c5ba is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Union Station has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 10.4% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c5ba is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7c5ba
RGB Decimal rgb(199,197,186)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 5.1, 21.96
HSL hsl(50.77,10.4%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.77,6.53%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.3969,-1.255,5.7493)
XYZ xyz(52.3824,55.6198,54.4292)
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