Coral Cove Color

#dda69f

Coral Cove is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #225960
Complementary Color #9fd6dd
Color Shade: mid red (6.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Coral Cove Color Sample
Coral Cove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dda69f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Cove Color. The Salmon Pate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iced Cherry (#e8c7bf) for more calm effect. Try Kashmir Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9fd6dd is the best complementary color to Coral Cove. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dda69f complementary color is Morning Glory, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Petite Orchid are #dd9fb7 and #ddc59f. Thus found on the left and right of #dda69f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Pavlova colors as they work well with Coral Cove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coral Cove palette consists of #9fb6dd and #9fddc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fd6dd). Try Cold Purple and Chinook colors in combination with #dda69f, 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 #dda69f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coral Cove. Thus Cold Purple and Celadon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coral Cove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morning Glory, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #dda69f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Coral Cove tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9fd6dd) and two others. The Celadon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Morning Glory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fdda6 and #dd9fd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dda69f is made of 40% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Cove has a hue angle of 6.77°, a saturation of 47.69% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dda69f is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dda69f
RGB Decimal rgb(221,166,159)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 29%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 24.32, 13.33
HSL hsl(6.77,47.69%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.77,28.05%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9891,19.2799,11.521)
XYZ xyz(49.713,45.1478,38.8951)
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