Information about Coral Candy color

#F5D0C9 - Coral Candy color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F5D0C9, known as "Coral Candy", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(245, 208, 201) — 96.1% red, 81.6% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 17 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F5D0C9 presents itself as a energetic, saturated earthy red — one that is nearly as bright as white. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Terrace (#F5D1CA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Melon (#F4D3CB) and Soft Nude (#F0D3CD).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 208, 201) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F5D0C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. The name "Coral Candy" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Coral Candy color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Coral Candy color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Coral Candy

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pink Terrace color link
Pink Terrace

#F5D1CA

Soft Melon color link
Soft Melon

#F4D3CB

Soft Nude color link
Soft Nude

#F0D3CD

Soft Lip color link
Soft Lip

#EDCBCD

Cosmos color link
Cosmos

#FCD5CF

Lotion Pink color link
Lotion Pink

#ECCFCF

Light Red color link
Light Red

#FFCCCB

Tuft Bush color link
Tuft Bush

#F9D3BE

Mistyrose color link
Mistyrose

#EED5D2

Pale Scarlet color link
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5D0C9
  • RGB245, 208, 201
  • CMYK0, 15, 17, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 208, 201)
  • HSL10°, 69%, 87%
  • HSL Precise9.545°, 68.75%, 87.451%
  • HSV10°, 18%, 96%
  • HSB10°, 18%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.816, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.816, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.816, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDF5D0C9
  • DECIMAL ID16109769
  • Name Length11
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