Coral Candy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #0a2f36 |
| Complementary Color | #c9edf4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Candy Color. The Hush Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wax Flower (#eeb39e) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Tart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9edf4 is the best complementary color to Coral Candy. 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 #f5d0c9 complementary color is Mint Tulip, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mandys Pink are #f4c9d8 and #f4e6c9. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Albescent White colors as they work well with Coral Candy.
The split-complementary Coral Candy palette consists of #c9d8f4 and #c9f4e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9edf4). Try Link Water and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f5d0c9, 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 #f5d0c9 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 Candy. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tea Green, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d0c9 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coral Candy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c9edf4) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9f4d0 and #f4c9ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5d0c9 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Candy has a hue angle of 9.55°, a saturation of 68.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d0c9 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5d0c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,208,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 17.26, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(9.55,68.75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.55,17.96%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.3758,11.8754,8.2828) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7547,68.7413,64.7976) |