December Rain 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 | #292223 |
| Complementary Color | #ddd6d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to December Rain Color. The Antarctica Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called White Box (#bfd0cb) for more energetic effect. Try Light Aluminium as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ddd6d7 is the best complementary color to December Rain. 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 #d6dddc complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d6ddd8 and #d6dadd. Thus found on the left and right of #d6dddc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Iron colors as they work well with December Rain.
The split-complementary December Rain palette consists of #ddd8d6 and #ddd6da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddd6d7). Try Swiss Coffee and Bon Jour colors in combination with #d6dddc, 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 #d6dddc 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 December Rain. Thus Westar and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of December Rain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Celeste split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6dddc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. December Rain tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ddd6d7) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcd6dd and #d7ddd6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6dddc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode December Rain has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 9.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6dddc is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #d6dddc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,221,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 0.4, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(171.43,9.33%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171.43,3.17%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5706,-2.5323,-0.3406) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5063,71.1764,77.9433) |