Rainy Day is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #303742 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc4cf |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainy Day Color. The Silk color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Montauk Sands (#bbad9e) for more energetic effect. Try Cracked Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc4cf is the best complementary color to Rainy Day. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfc8bd complementary color is Loblolly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #cfbfbd and #cdcfbd. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc8bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Rainy Day.
The split-complementary Rainy Day palette consists of #bfbdcf and #bdcdcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc4cf). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #cfc8bd, 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 #cfc8bd offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rainy Day. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rainy Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Powder Ash, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc8bd square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rainy Day tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdc4cf) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdcfc8 and #cfbdc4.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfc8bd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rainy Day has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc8bd is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfc8bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,200,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 7.06, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(36.67,15.79%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.67,8.7%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8765,0.524,6.352) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5717,58.2481,56.4582) |