# Lo‑Fi Rainy Interior

A cozy, lo-fi illustration style capturing intimate, rainy interior scenes with a warm-cool color split and soft, painterly textures.

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| Style | Lo‑Fi Rainy Interior |
| Category | Illustration |
| Tags | lo-fi, rainy, cozy, nostalgic, anime, calm, interior, moody |
| Author | @styleref (https://styleref.io/u/styleref) |
| Palette | #1f2a3a #2d3f55 #2f5b63 #4a4b66 #7a7f8a #d9a35b |
| Published | 2026-07-24 |
| Canonical URL | https://styleref.io/share/80dvnv5h-08162703c160 |

## Specification

Paste this into any AI tool. Keep the attribution line and the canonical URL.

STYLE REFERENCE — HARD CONSTRAINT (HIGHEST PRIORITY)

This style must be applied to ALL generated content (text, image, video).
If any part of the request conflicts with this style, the style OVERRIDES the request.
STYLE DEFINITION (to be operationally enforced):

Lo‑Fi Rainy Interior

 • Output Format: Creative discipline: Illustration; Digital; Delivery mode: Still.
 • Mood & Personality: Calm, Uplifting, Nostalgic, Serene, Casual intimacy; Energy: Gentle; Emotional bias: Positive; Tone register: Intimate; Representation mode: Literal; Real-world accuracy: Stylized; Full scene narrative; Characters: Allowed (detailed).
 • Colors: 6–8 colors; Mixed temperature; Saturation: Muted; Value contrast; Hue relationships: Warm–cool split (warm tungsten pool inside vs cool nocturnal rain outside); No gradients; Black/White point: Lifted blacks + Rolled-off highlights; Shadow Color: Hue-shifted; Palette: Solid Colors: [ #1F2A3A 18% (Background),  #2D3F55 16%,  #2F5B63 14%,  #4A4B66 12%,  #7A7F8A 10%,  #D9A35B 18% (Focal highlights),  #F2D2A6 8%,  #8A6A4A 4% (Accents)].
 • Typography: Text presence: Optional; Text visual role: If present, only diegetic incidental type (book spine, sticky note, mug logo); never a designed overlay; Text integration: Embedded in shapes.
 • Light & Shadow: Lighting mood style: Situational; Key light style: Diffused; Artificial; Lighting direction: Practical desk-lamp / screen glow as key; cool ambient fill from window; Light source count: Single; Time of day: Blue Hour; Shadow type: Soft; Shadow density: Light; Fill-light ratio: Subtle fill; Exposure bias: Low-contrast exposure; nothing “hard” or clinical; Atmospheric density: Hazy; Atmospheric effects: Rain, Dust Motes (optional); Bloom / Glow usage: Subtle; Color grading style: Film emulation; Lighting presence: Explicit.
 • Spatial Structure & Hierarchy: Atmospheric perspective; Single focal structure; Hierarchy: Strong; Symmetry: Asymmetrical balance; Balance: Lived-in, prop-clustered balance (not grid-aligned); Layout axis: Gridless; Framing devices: Internal Frame (Window/Door); Plane separation: Overlap, Color/value shift; Visual density: Comfortable.
 • Surface, Material & Detail: Surface treatment: Matte; Texture: Gouache/poster-color softness: flat but tactile washes; visible soft brush transitions; Texture usage: Subtle noise; Imperfection level: Analog overlay imperfections (fine grain + VHS softness) over clean painterly base; Stylized realism; Micro-detail allowance: Allowed; Micro-detail types: Selective detail on focal subject + practical lights; surround kept soft (avoid over-rendering).
 • Camera and Motion: Medium to medium-wide interior framing; Eye level; Camera horizontal view: Often across a desk or into a room corner; subject behind or in profile; DOF: Soft-focus surround (painterly falloff rather than photographic bokeh).
 • Post-processing & Render Style: Grain character: Medium film; Sharpening: Slight overall softness; avoid crisp modern anime line sharpness; Halation: Subtle; Tone curve: Film-emulation; Image treatment: Full-color.
 • Background & Environment: Background type: Scene; Environment mood: Interior; Background–Subject: Integrated; Background complexity: Moderate; Prop styling: Curated.
 • Artistic Mediums & Techniques: Physical medium: Gouache; Illustrative technique: Digital painting.
 • References: ChilledCow / Lofi Girl (2017–), Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli scenery (Whisper of the Heart, Kiki's Delivery Service), Kazuo Oga background painting, late-’90s/2000s Japanese slice-of-life anime backgrounds, adult swim bumpers, Samurai Champloo, chillhop / study-beats internet culture; Temporal reference: Contemporary.
 • Guardrails: Avoid: Over-saturation, HDR over-processing, Stylistic filters, AI Gloss / Plastic Smoothing; Avoid Visuals: Glossy hyper-detailed modern anime key-visual rendering; neon cyberpunk/vaporwave saturation; hard noir lighting; clean flat vector/corporate memphis illustration; clinical daytime brightness; over-rendered surfaces.; Avoid Colors: Neon cyberpunk hues; cranked vaporwave pinks/purples..
 •  Signature temperature engine: Single warm tungsten/amber pool (lamp/screen/string lights) against cool rainy-window nocturne; warm–cool split drives mood., Window as emotional divider: Rain-streaked glass as internal frame separating cozy interior from wet exterior; outside slightly blurred/softened., Signature subject staging: Solitary slice-of-life focal: reader/headphones, cat on sill, mug/plant/books; subject often from behind or in profile, unhurried., Painterly detail economy: Richly furnished room but low edge hardness; crispest edges reserved for focal subject + light sources; periphery stays soft., Material moments: Rain on glass, steam off mug, optional dust-in-lamplight; subtle bloom/halation around bulbs/screens/streetlights..


ENFORCEMENT RULE: Before finalizing the output, internally verify that ALL elements comply with the style definition above. If compliance is uncertain, simplify or soften the output until it fully matches the style. Generated by StyleRef.io

## Other formats and live access

The specification above is the portable default. Tool-specific builds and a
ready-to-commit STYLE.md are available without a login:

**REST** (anonymous, read-only)

```
https://styleref.io/api/v1/styles/80dvnv5h-08162703c160?format=flux        # also: midjourney, diffusion, json
https://styleref.io/api/v1/styles/80dvnv5h-08162703c160/style.md           # a ready-to-commit STYLE.md
```

**MCP** (Streamable HTTP at `https://styleref.io/api/mcp`)

```
styleref://gallery/80dvnv5h-08162703c160
styleref://gallery/80dvnv5h-08162703c160/style.md
```

Or call the `get_style` tool with `ref` set to the slug above, and
`apply_style_to_prompt` to wrap a request for a specific tool.

Attribution: this style was created by @styleref. Keep the `Generated by StyleRef.io`
line and the canonical URL when you use a compiled spec, and credit the author.

Source: https://styleref.io/share/80dvnv5h-08162703c160