California Coral is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1c556b |
| Complementary Color | #94cce3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to California Coral Color. The Love Scepter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Freckles (#d78775) for more calm effect. Try Guava Jam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#94cce3 is the best complementary color to California 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 #e3aa94 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Tumbleweed are #e394a5 and #e3d194. Thus found on the left and right of #e3aa94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking and Zombie colors as they work well with California Coral.
The split-complementary California Coral palette consists of #94a5e3 and #94e3d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94cce3). Try Dull Lavender and Riptide colors in combination with #e3aa94, 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 #e3aa94 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 California Coral. Thus Dull Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3aa94 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. California Coral tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#94cce3) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94e3aa and #e394cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3aa94 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode California Coral has a hue angle of 16.71°, a saturation of 58.52% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3aa94 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3aa94 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,170,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 30.98, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(16.71,58.52%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.71,34.8%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3293,18.0057,19.4946) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3986,47.2185,34.422) |