Traditional Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #38383e |
| Complementary Color | #c0c0c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Traditional Grey Color. The Tana 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 Beryl Green (#bcbfa8) for more energetic effect. Try Restful as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0c0c7 is the best complementary color to Traditional 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 #c7c7c1 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nickel are #c7c3c0 and #c3c7c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c7c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Traditional Grey.
The split-complementary Traditional Grey palette consists of #c3c0c7 and #c0c3c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0c0c7). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c7c7c1, 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 #c7c7c1 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 Traditional Grey. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Traditional Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c7c1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Traditional Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c0c0c7) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0c7c7 and #c7c0c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c7c1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Traditional Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 5.08% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c7c1 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c7c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,199,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 2.35, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(60,5.08%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,3.02%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0891,-1.0805,2.9895) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6023,56.8392,58.598) |