Basic Coral is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #243c49 |
| Complementary Color | #b6cdda |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Basic Coral Color. The Spring Wood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cinnamon Cocoa (#d1a79c) for more energetic effect. Try Tiffany Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6cdda is the best complementary color to Basic Coral. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbc3b6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clam Shell are #dab6bb and #dad5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #dbc3b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Tana colors as they work well with Basic Coral.
The split-complementary Basic Coral palette consists of #b6bbda and #b6dad5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6cdda). Try Pigeon Post and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dbc3b6, 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 #dbc3b6 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Basic Coral. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basic Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbc3b6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basic Coral tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b6cdda) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6dac3 and #dab6ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbc3b6 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Basic Coral has a hue angle of 21.08°, a saturation of 33.94% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbc3b6 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbc3b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,195,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 14.51, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(21.08,33.94%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.08,16.89%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.4419,6.3726,9.6134) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.172,57.4677,52.3351) |