Coral Confection Color

#fccca7

Coral Confection 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 #033358
Complementary Color #a6d7fc
Color Shade: warm red (26.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Coral Confection Color Sample
Coral Confection Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fccca7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Confection Color. The Hit Pink 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 saturated alternative called Salmon Buff (#feaa7b) for more energetic effect. Try Barely Peach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a6d7fc is the best complementary color to Coral Confection. 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 #fccca7 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apricot Peach are #fca6ac and #fcf6a6. Thus found on the left and right of #fccca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Drover colors as they work well with Coral Confection.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coral Confection palette consists of #a6acfc and #a6fcf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6d7fc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fccca7, 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 #fccca7 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 Confection. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coral Confection contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fccca7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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 Confection tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a6d7fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6fccc and #fca6d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fccca7 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Confection has a hue angle of 26.12°, a saturation of 93.41% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fccca7 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fccca7
RGB Decimal rgb(252,204,167)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 33.33, 1.18
HSL hsl(26.12,93.41%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.12,33.73%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.3376,11.9484,24.8601)
XYZ xyz(68.7128,66.6712,45.8065)
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