Rain or Shine is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4a2315 |
| Complementary Color | #eac2b4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain or Shine Color. The Ice Fishing color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deluxe Days (#8bc7e6) for more energetic effect. Try January Frost as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eac2b4 is the best complementary color to Rain or Shine. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5dcea complementary color is Just Right, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #b4eadd and #b4c1ea. Thus found on the left and right of #b5dcea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Rain or Shine.
The split-complementary Rain or Shine palette consists of #eaddb4 and #eab4c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eac2b4). Try Raffia and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #b5dcea, 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 #b5dcea offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain or Shine. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rain or Shine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Just Right, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5dcea square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rain or Shine tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eac2b4) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Just Right. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eab4dc and #b4eac2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5dcea is made of 29% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rain or Shine has a hue angle of 195.85°, a saturation of 55.79% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5dcea is made of 20.78% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b5dcea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,220,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 5.49, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(195.85,55.79%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.85,22.65%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.479,-9.6851,-11.07) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5005,66.9507,87.6287) |