Coral Dust is calm, 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 | #125579 |
| Complementary Color | #86c9ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Dust Color. The Peach A La Mode color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Negroni (#eec7a2) for more calm effect. Try Firewatch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86c9ed is the best complementary color to Coral Dust. 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 #edaa86 complementary color is Seagull, 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 Tacao are #ed8695 and #eddd86. Thus found on the left and right of #edaa86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carissma and Flax colors as they work well with Coral Dust.
The split-complementary Coral Dust palette consists of #8695ed and #86eddd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86c9ed). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #edaa86, 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 #edaa86 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 Dust. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Sulu, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #edaa86 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 Dust tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#86c9ed) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Seagull. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86edaa and #ed86c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #edaa86 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Dust has a hue angle of 20.97°, a saturation of 74.1% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edaa86 is made of 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edaa86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,170,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 31%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.27, 40.39, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(20.97,74.1%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.97,43.46%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1237,20.3236,28.3036) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6029,48.4752,29.0857) |