Rainy Day Color

#cfc8bd

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)
Rainy Day Color Sample
Rainy Day Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfc8bd

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.

Complementary Palette

#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.

Analogous Palette

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.

Split-complementary Palette

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.

Triadic Palette

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.

Square Palette

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.

Tetradic Palette

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.

Conversion Table

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)
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