Rain Song Color

#c5d5e9

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

Inverse Color #3a2a16
Complementary Color #e8d9c5
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.31% (better contrasting with black)
Rain Song Color Sample
Rain Song Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5d5e9

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Song Color. The Wisp color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lavender Phlox (#a6badf) for more energetic effect. Try Pylon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e8d9c5 is the best complementary color to Rain Song. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5d5e9 complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c5e6e8 and #c7c5e8. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d5e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Rain Song.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Song palette consists of #e6e8c5 and #e8c7c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8d9c5). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #c5d5e9, 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 #c5d5e9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain Song. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Song contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d5e9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Song tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e8d9c5) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8c5d5 and #c5e8d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5d5e9 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Song has a hue angle of 213.33°, a saturation of 45% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d5e9 is made of 14.12% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #c5d5e9
RGB Decimal rgb(197,213,233)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 14.12, 7.84, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(213.33,45%,84.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.33,15.45%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.6597,-1.3489,-11.6521)
XYZ xyz(61.5282,65.342,86.4602)
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