Coral Stone 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 | #223c49 |
| Complementary Color | #b6d0dd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Stone Color. The Almond Icing color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grain White (#efe3d8) for more energetic effect. Try Eunry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6d0dd is the best complementary color to Coral Stone. 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 #ddc3b6 complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Cavern Pink are #ddb6bc and #ddd6b6. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc3b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Bone colors as they work well with Coral Stone.
The split-complementary Coral Stone palette consists of #b6bcdd and #b6ddd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6d0dd). Try Pigeon Post and Ziggurat colors in combination with #ddc3b6, 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 #ddc3b6 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 Coral Stone. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc3b6 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. Coral Stone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b6d0dd) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6ddc3 and #ddb6d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddc3b6 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Stone has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 36.45% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc3b6 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddc3b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,195,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 15.3, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(20,36.45%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,17.65%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.6162,7.1059,9.8856) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7774,57.7798,52.3634) |