Coral Dune Color

#fcd5c5

Coral Dune 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 #032a3a
Complementary Color #c4ecfc
Color Shade: warm red (17.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.04% (better contrasting with black)
Coral Dune Color Sample
Coral Dune Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcd5c5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Dune Color. The Pico Ivory color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peach Nectar (#ffb59b) for more energetic effect. Try Mystic Tulip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c4ecfc is the best complementary color to Coral Dune. 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 #fcd5c5 complementary color is French Pass, 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 #fcc4d0 and #fcf0c4. Thus found on the left and right of #fcd5c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cupid and Double Pearl Lusta colors as they work well with Coral Dune.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coral Dune palette consists of #c4d0fc and #c4fcf0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4ecfc). Try Hawkes Blue and Foam colors in combination with #fcd5c5, 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 #fcd5c5 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 Dune. Thus Perfume and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coral Dune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Gossip, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcd5c5 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 Dune tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c4ecfc) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4fcd4 and #fcc4ec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcd5c5 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Dune has a hue angle of 17.45°, a saturation of 90.16% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcd5c5 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcd5c5
RGB Decimal rgb(252,213,197)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 15.29, 21.57, 1.18
HSL hsl(17.45,90.16%,88.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.45,21.83%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1201,11.2174,12.9659)
XYZ xyz(74.0172,72.3152,62.8804)
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