Chrome White Color

#cac7b7

Chrome White is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #353848
Complementary Color #b7baca
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with black)
Chrome White Color Sample
Chrome White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cac7b7

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chrome White Color. The Watercress Pesto 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 Esprit (#bebd99) for more energetic effect. Try Big Band as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b7baca is the best complementary color to Chrome White. 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 #cac7b7 complementary color is Gray Suit, 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 Foggy Gray are #cabdb7 and #c3cab7. Thus found on the left and right of #cac7b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Chrome White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chrome White palette consists of #bdb7ca and #b7c3ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7baca). Try Chatelle and Loblolly colors in combination with #cac7b7, 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 #cac7b7 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 Chrome White. Thus Chatelle and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chrome White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cac7b7 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. Chrome White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b7baca) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7cac7 and #cab7ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cac7b7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chrome White has a hue angle of 50.53°, a saturation of 15.2% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cac7b7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cac7b7
RGB Decimal rgb(202,199,183)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 7.46, 20.78
HSL hsl(50.53,15.2%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.53,9.41%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.0795,-1.7457,8.3706)
XYZ xyz(53.3278,56.8223,52.9569)
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