Rain Washed Color

#bed4d2

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

Inverse Color #412b2d
Complementary Color #d4bec0
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.55° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Rain Washed Color Sample
Rain Washed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bed4d2

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Washed Color. The Prized Celadon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Canal Blue (#9cc2c5) for more energetic effect. Try Bleu Nattier as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4bec0 is the best complementary color to Rain Washed. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bed4d2 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #bed4c7 and #becbd4. Thus found on the left and right of #bed4d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Heather colors as they work well with Rain Washed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Washed palette consists of #d4c7be and #d4becb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4bec0). Try Sisal and Maverick colors in combination with #bed4d2, 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 #bed4d2 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain Washed. Thus Sisal and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Washed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Blue Haze, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bed4d2 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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 Washed tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d4bec0) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2bed4 and #c0d4be.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bed4d2 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Washed has a hue angle of 174.55°, a saturation of 20.37% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bed4d2 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #bed4d2
RGB Decimal rgb(190,212,210)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 8.63, 0, 0.79, 16.86
HSL hsl(174.55,20.37%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.55,10.38%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.2776,-7.7297,-1.5275)
XYZ xyz(56.4115,62.6873,70.0994)
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