Rain Check Color

#b6d5de

Rain Check is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #492a21
Complementary Color #debfb5
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.22% (better contrasting with black)
Rain Check Color Sample
Rain Check Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6d5de

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Check Color. The First Light color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Anchors Away (#9ebbcd) for more calm effect. Try Gentle Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#debfb5 is the best complementary color to Rain Check. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6d5de complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #b5ded3 and #b5c1de. Thus found on the left and right of #b6d5de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Rain Check.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Check palette consists of #ded3b5 and #deb5c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#debfb5). Try Bone and Blossom colors in combination with #b6d5de, 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 #b6d5de offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain Check. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Check contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6d5de square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Rain Check tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#debfb5) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deb5d5 and #b5debf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6d5de is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Check has a hue angle of 193.5°, a saturation of 37.74% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6d5de is made of 15.69% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #b6d5de
RGB Decimal rgb(182,213,222)
RGB Percentage 29%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 15.69, 3.53, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(193.5,37.74%,79.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.5,18.02%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.341,-8.3537,-7.8785)
XYZ xyz(56.2705,62.8075,78.2645)
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